The Lost City of Cambodia: Mahendraparvata
by Chiara Goia & Joshua Hammer
Lidar exploration shows a "template of Angkor Wat" high on the Phnom Kulen plateau.
Publication: Smithsonian Magazine
Published: 2016
Authors: Chiara Goia & Joshua Hammer
Pages: 9
Language : English
A report on the newest discoveries on Phnom Kulen plateau, published by the prestigious Washington Museum magazine.
This is a journalistic account on the explorations led by archeologists Jean- Baptiste Chevance and Damian Evans high up on the Phnom Kulen plateau, in quest for a pre-Angkorian city, Mahendraparvata, built during the 10th century by King Jayavarman II. The urban master plan and hydraulic system is supposed to have guided the builders of Angkor Wat capital city some two centuries later.
Lidar exploration shows a “template of Angkor Wat” high on the Phnom Kulen plateau.
Tags: art, history, Phnom Kulen, Angkorian cities, lidar, Mahendraparvata
About the Authors
Chiara Goia
Documentary and Fine Art Photographer.