A Historiography of Angkor’s River Network
How road transportation took precedence over fluvial and lake navigation in the development of 13th-century Angkor.
Publications Books A History of Cambodia
One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.
Links ADF Kulen
Archeological and Development Foundation/ Phnom Kulen Project
Books Ancient Khmer Sites in North-eastern Thailand
Worship of Agni (God of Fire) and fire-shrines from Khorat and Buriram to Cambodia along 'the Angkor-Phimai route".
Publications Angkor's Roads: an Archaeo-Lexical Approach
What the evolution of Old Khmer and Sanskrit terminology tells us about the road and communication system in the Khmer...
Themes Archaeology
Publications Arteries of Empire
An operational study of transport and communication in Angkorian Southeast Asia (9th to 15th centuries CE)
Links Banteay Chhmar Temple and Mebon
Visit Banteay Chhmar
Publications Chen-Li-Fu, A State on the Gulf of Siam at the Beginning of the 13th Century
Where was located Chên Li Fu, a Gulf of Siam State under Khmer influence around the years 1200-1250?
Publications Conflicting Conceptions of the State: Siam, France and Vietnam in the Late Nineteenth Century
Political entities and terminology in early and pre-modern Southeast Asia
Publications Diachronic modeling of the population within the medieval Greater Angkor Region settlement complex
The first systematic and multidisciplinary study on demographics in Angkor, concluding that population reached 700 to 900,000 inhabitants at its peak.
Publications Eleventh-Century Commercial Developments in Angkor and Champa
Trade and maritime rivalries during the 11th century.
Publications Facts and Fiction: The Myth of Suvaṇṇabhūmi Through the Thai and Burmese Looking Glass
Suvarnabhumi (Sanskrit) or Suvaṇṇabhūmi (Pali) may be rendered in English as ‘Golden Earth’, ‘Golden Land’, or ‘Land of Gold’. This...Publications Following the non-money trail
Why the vast, complex hirerarchic and social organization in Angkor never developed its own monetary system.
Publications Glimpses of Buddhist Practices and Rituals in Dvāravatī and Its Neighbouring Cultures | 淺談墮羅鉢底及其鄰近文化之佛教儀式
New perspectives on the Dvaravati take on Buddhism and its linguistic and cultural vinculation to Khmer ethnic group.
Publications Glossary for Angkor Lovers and Researchers
From 'acharya' to 'yuga', we collect and explain the many archeological, historical, architectural, cultural and religious terms related to Angkorean...
Publications In Search of Tambralinga's Heartland
New findings on regional kingdoms with links to Funan, Angkor and the development and collapse of the Khmer Empire.
Publications Jewels For A King
Stylistic relationship between Khmer architectural ornamentation and jewellery, and its South-Indian influences.
Links Khmer Temples in modern Thailand
The major Khmer archeological sites on Thailand territory listed and briefly commented.
Films Koh Ker, The Lost City of Khmer Empire
The fascinating temple complex of Koh Ker, on the way between Angkor and Preah Vihear.
Books L'armement et l'organisation de l'armée khmere au XIIeme et XIIIeme siecles | Khmer Weaponry and Military Structure 12th-13th centuries
How the rulers of Angkor borrowed from foreign technology and from local traditions to develop an original military structure
Publications La Route Sacrée/Sacred Road to Angkor
From Phimai (Isan Province, Thailand) to Angkor, 225 km graced by Khmer Temples and ancient buildings.Books Le Cambodge, II Les provinces siamoises | The Siamese Provinces
The Khmer cultural and artistic heritage in the Siamese sphere of influence at the turn of the 20th century.
Books Le Roi du Mal (King of Evil)
The sequel of a popular French mystery novel reflecting a remarkable knowledge of Angkor only a few years after Henri...
Publications Le Royaume de Champa (The Champa Kingdom)
A presentation of the Kingdom of Champa by Georges Maspero, distinguished sinologist and orientalist.
Books Le Royaume de Champa | The Kingdom of Champa
Mainly based on Chinese sources and local inscriptions, the formidable study on the Kingdom of Champa and what it tells...
Books Le site de Koh Ker et le regne de Jayavarman IV/ Koh Ker and Jayavarman IV
Probably the most complete study on Koh Ker and the reign of Jayavarman IV.
Books Les loups de Paris | Le Club des Morts [Wolves of Paris - The Club of the Dead]
A serialized novel set in a louche ring of adventurers searching for the "Treasure of the Khmers".
Publications New Findings Hint at The True Reasons For The Decline of Angkor Civilisation
A fresh attempt in explaining the "disappearance-transformation" of the ancient Khmer power center.
Publications New findings on 11th-Century Buriram Iron Furnaces
The group of Khmer sanctuaries in the Buriram Province of Thailand has been shortlisted to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Publications Northeast Thailand before Angkor
Evidence from an archaeological excavation at the Prasat Hin Phimai in the 2000s.
Publications Note on Archaelogical Survey and Excavations in North-Eastern Thailand in 1959
A useful summary of archeological research in Northeastern Thailand at the end of the 1950s
Publications Power and Pragmatism in the Political Economy of Angkor
A broad study of politics, economics and the specificity of the Angkorean State.
Publications Quelques précisions sur la fin du Fou-Nan / A Few Clarifications on Funan Collapse
The end years of Funan revisited by eminent Sanskritist George Coedes.
Books Recherches sur les Cambodgiens
George Groslier's encyclopaedia-like sum on the Ancient Khmer civilization, "d'après les textes et les monuments depuis les premiers siècles de...
Films Recreating Angkor Wat: The 12th Century Cambodian Capital | The City Of God Kings
A filmic summary of the history of Angkor and the Khmer Empire.
Publications Roads to and from Angkor
Pioneer academic work on the ¨Historic Routes to Angkor¨Publications Temple Occupation and The Tempo of Collapse at Angkor Wat
Ground occupation and industrial activity as indicators for the timing of the decline and fall of Angkor as a regional...
Books The Angkorian city: From Hariharalaya to Yashodharapura
An exhaustive update on contemporary archaelogical finds, and what we do know about the urbanistic development of the Angkorian city.
Books The Khmer Empire
Cities and Sanctuaries from the 5th to the 13th Century
Links The Living Angkor Road Project
Southeeast Asian Archeology Newsblog about most recent discoveries on the Khmer Empire communication network,Publications The Origins of the Sukhodaya (Sukhot'ai) Art
A well-balanced study on cultural and artistic exchanges around ancient Southeast Asia, summarizing the author's original view on the Indianization...
Publications The Overland Trading Route between the Khmer Empire and the Champa Kingdoms
The land routes linking two neighbors, foes and trade partners, and the mutual influences in Khmer and Cham cultures.
Publications Top-down and bottom-up water management: A diachronic model of changing water management strategies at Angkor
How the study of water management through times inform us about population density and social organization in early and medieval...
Publications Two Yoginis of Hevajra from Thailand
Two female dancers statuettes discovered in the 1950s and what they tell us about Khmer art and religion, Tantric Buddhism...
Books ПУТЕШЕСТВІЕ ГОСУДАРЯ ИМПЕРАТОРА НИКОЛАЯ II НА ВОСТОКЪ (ВЪ 1890—1891) | Travel of Emperor Nikolai II to the East
Siam, Annam, and (indirectly) Cambodia in this recollection of Tsarevich Nikolai II's travel to Asia.
Films តើមានមនុស្សប៉ុន្មាននាក់ដែលបានរស់នៅអង្គរ (How many people lived at Angkor ?)
A didactic presentation of the latest research on Angkor demographics.
Books 柬埔寨通史 | The History of Cambodia
A reference essay on Cambodian history and culture by Chinese historian Duan Lisheng
Books 柬埔寨通史 | The History of Cambodia | Paperback
A reference essay on Cambodian history and culture by Chinese historian Duan Lisheng