Archaeology

Poetry, mysticism and eschatology in the Khmer inscriptions of the Angkorean period, in this inspired essay written by an Indian woman artist.

In English, Sanskrit & Old Khmer

South of Phnom Penh, archaelogical research have contributed to a better understanding of the Funan and Chenla periods.

In English

Worship of Agni (God of Fire) and fire-shrines from Khorat and Buriram to Cambodia along 'the Angkor-Phimai route".

In English

Far from Angkor, an archeological journey through Cambodia that led to many important discoveries in the 1930s

In French

With 1,360 entries, this inventory of Khmer inscriptions will be soon updated, reaching 1,562 'K." numbers

In French

The first systematic and multidisciplinary study on demographics in Angkor, concluding that population reached 700 to 900,000 inhabitants at its peak.

Centralized and decentralized land management in Ancient Angkor

In English

The mystery of the Plain of Jars, in modern Laos, and what it teaches us about ancient burial rites in Southeast Asia

In English

Brief notations on the personal collection of Khmer Art gathered by Jean Moura in his Moissac house before 1879.

In French

A milestone photo report on Khmer temples completed just months before the closing-down of the country by the Khmer Rouge.

In English

Following Michel Butor's soaring vision of Angkor, the more conventional, scholarly but extremely enjoyable historical essay by Nouth Narang.

Guardian of artistic treasures from the Khmer Temples, the Angkor Conservation also produced and stored detailed blue prints and archaeological field reports.

An endearing description of Angkor and other Khmer temples, enriched with private conversations with King Sihanouk.

In English

An English translation of famous "Le Glaize", the reference 1944 Architectural Guide by Angkor Conservator Maurice Glaize.

In English

The spatial development of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean religious and social systems in a vast area spreading from Tonle Sap Lake to Phnom Kulen.

In French

An inspired and perceptive exploration of the remains of the Ancient Khmer civilization at the start of the colonial era.

In French

A colorful description of Cambodia, its geography and its people at the turn of the century.

In French

Far from cold scientific studies, an endearing invocation of Angkor and its ancient civilization by an Indian historian, poet and master in esoterism.

The astonishingly vivid and detailed Geography of India and Indochina by French free-thinker Élisée Reclus.

In French

'In the minds of the Khmers, these ruins were never inert buildings without souls, but monuments with a vital quality that still attracts all who see them.'

In English