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Les "marches" d'Angkor | Guide archéologique du Cambodge | Archaeological Guide of Cambodia T. VI

by Bruno Bruguier

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

In French

The Ancient Journey of African Tropical Trees to Southeast Asia

New finds in paleo-botanical studies trace the origin of majestic species in Southeast Asian rainforest back to the African continent.

In English

TRaNS

A multidisciplinary publication on Southeast Asia past and present.

Henri Mouhot, premier explorateur du Laos (1826-1861)

A documented profile of the later-acclaimed explorer, who had died in Laos and whose fame had not been yet established.

In French

Cambodian Wooden Houses, 1,500 Years of Khmer Heritage

by Darryl Leon Collins & Sokol Hok

A central element of Cambodian culture, traditions and art, the wooden house is a link connecting Ancient Angkor and modern...

In English

Vocabulaire francais-cambodgien et cambodgien francais | French-Khmer Vocabulary

A bilingual manual of conversation which is also an interesting snapshot of the first years of the French Protectorate in...

In French & Khmer

Angkor: An Introduction

by George Coedès

'In the minds of the Khmers, these ruins were never inert buildings without souls, but monuments with a vital quality...

In English

BKI - Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia and Oceania

One of the oldest publications dedicated to Southeast Asian studies.

The Life of the Ramayana in Ancient Cambodia: A Study of the Political, Religious and Ethical Roles of an Epic Tale in Real Time

by Sophearith Siyonn

A remarkable study in the Cambodian version of Ramayana through epigraphic and iconographic sources.

In English

The Archaeological Landscape of Koh Ker

by Damian Evans

A reevaluation of the Koh Ker urban plan based on new archaelogical and scientific explorations since 2006.

In English

Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China

by John Crawfurd

A lively description of mainland Southeast Asia in the 1820s.

In English

The Natyashastra

by Manomohan Ghosh

The first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".

In English & Sanskrit

Chinese Foreign Aromatics Importation from the 2nd century BCE to the 10th century CE

How the appetite for spices, fragrant woods and aromatics drove Chinese traders and travelers from early times.

In English & Chinese

Music and Dance in Ancient Cambodia as Evidenced by Old Khmer Epigraphy

Author(s): Saveros Pou Source:

In English

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

by Pauline Dy Phon

The monumental opus by Cambodian botanist Pauline Dy Phon, with cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.

In English, French & Khmer

Spice Routes and Cultural Influences: The India-Cambodia Culinary Dialogue

by Angkor Database

A background reading selection about the rich and complex interrelation between India and Cambodia from ancient times to nowadays respective...

In English

Indian Cultural Influence in Cambodia

by Bijan Raj Chatterji

A reference study on early Cambodia, Angkor civilization and its links to Indian culture.

In English

Khmer Cuisine Vocabulary

How Khmer culture set apart Sanskrit and Indian-influenced terms for cooking techniques and preparations mostly for rituals and religion-related foods.

In English & Khmer

Description du Royaume Thai ou Siam

by Jean-Baptiste Pallegoix

An early account of Angkor and pre-colonial Cambodial included in this compendium on the Siamese Kingdom in the 1830s-1850s.

In French

A Cambodian Vocabulary by Henri Mouhot

by Henri Alexandre Mouhot

An appendix to his Travels shows the famous explorer's interest in Khmer language.

In English & Khmer

Le Cambodge, II Les provinces siamoises | The Siamese Provinces

by Etienne Aymonier

The Khmer cultural and artistic heritage in the Siamese sphere of influence at the turn of the 20th century.

In French

Le Phnom Kulen et sa région, Carte et Commentaire | Phnom Kulen and Its Area, Map and Monograph

by Jean Boulbet

Gods, Trees and Human Beings on Cambodia's sacred mountain.

In French

Michael Vickery Photographing Cambodia in the 1960s-1980s

by Michael Vickery

Cambodia before the civll war as seen by anthropologist and historian Michael Vickery.

Journal of Mekong Societies

From China to Vietnam and Cambodia, a modern approach to mainland Southeast Asian societies, their history and culture

Factors that Led to the Change of the Khmer Capitals from 15th to 17th century

by Sotheavin Nhim

Political, strategical, commercial and agricultural motives led to the successive emergence of Khmer capital cities after Angkor lost its central...

In English

Alison in Cambodia

A trove of updated news on archaelogical and historical research in Cambodia

Le Royaume de Champa | The Kingdom of Champa

by Georges Maspero

Mainly based on Chinese sources and local inscriptions, the formidable study on the Kingdom of Champa and what it tells...

In French & Chinese

L'Annam et le Cambodge, Voyages et récits historiques

by C.-E. Bouillevaux

With a map of "Indochina", an expanded version of Pere Bouillevaux's 1858 book.

In French

Organisation religieuse et profane du temple khmer du VIIeme au XIIIeme siècle | The Khmer Temple in the 7th-13th centuries, Religious and Secular Organization

by Dominique Soutif

The ceremonial and social role of the temple space in early Cambodia reconstructed through inscriptions

In French

Pearic Language in the Cardamom Mountains

Audio collection of studies of Pear, Chong, Samre, Brao and Tampuan languages developed by Marie Alexandrine Martin in the 1960s...

2017 Inventory of Khmer Inscriptions

by Dominique Soutif & Julia Estève

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

In French

CIK (Corpus des Inscriptions Khmeres) | Inventory of Khmer Inscriptions

The ongoing revision and expansion of the Inventory of Khmer Inscriptions within the CIK-EFEO Project

DHARMA Project

A transnational project on epigraphy and philology, including the corpus of Khmer inscriptions

Chronologie des Rois du Cambodge | Kings of Cambodia Chronology

by Angkor Database

From Antoine Brébion's Dictionnaire de Bio-Bibliographie, Paris, 1935

In French

Le Cambodge, Abrégé d'histoire et de géographie | Cambodia, History and Geography Textbook

How the history of Cambodia was taught in Indochina Catholic schools at the start of the 20th century

In French

Flora Cochinchinensis

by Joao de Loureiro

Probably the earliest botanical survey of the region by a Western observer, including some 1,600 species

In Portuguese & Latin

វចនានុក្រមរុក្ខជាតិប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា |Plantes utilisées au Cambodge | Plants Used in Cambodia

by Pauline Dy Phon

Lexique des arbres forestiers du Cambodge | Lexicon of the Forest Trees of Cambodia

by Pauline Dy Phon & Bernard Rollet

One section of the vast study on Cambodian forest trees by botanist Pauline Dy Phon

In French & Khmer

The Major Role of the Mons in Southeast Asia

Mon and Mon-Khmer tribes came from the North, not from the South: new insights on an old controversy among linguists...

In English

The Botanist's Corner

by Pauline Dy Phon & Pascal Medeville & Angkor Database

Angkor Database 'Botanist's Corner' aspires at furthering the titanic work initiated by Cambodian botanist Pauline Dy Pho

关于《真腊风土记》的作者周达观 | About Zhou Daguan, Author of "Zhenla Fengtu Ji"

by Lisheng Duan & Lin Bo & Angkor Database

Who really was Zhou Daguan, the first chronicler of Angkor at its peak in 1296 CE?

In English & Chinese

Khmerologie

Khmer proverbs and sayings commented by a linguist with a good sense of humor, notations on Cambodian customs and mores...

The Culinary Art of Cambodia | តម្រាភោជនាហារ

by Princess Rasmi Sobbhana Norodom & Angkor Database

A major contribution to the cultural history of Cambodia, augmented republication of 1960 and 1970 English and Khmer collections of culinary recipes.

In English & Khmer

Des mots khmers désignant les 'documents écrits' | Khmer Terminology for Written Documents

From stone inscriptions to actual books on paper, the terminology of written words and their support

In French

Quelques hypotheses sur l'étymologie du terme 'Khmer' | Etymological Speculations on the 'Khmer" Word

by Michel Antelme

Where did the term 'Khmer' come from? An innovative and stimulating study.

In French

Power and Pragmatism in the Political Economy of Angkor

by Eileen Lustig

A broad study of politics, economics and the specificity of the Angkorean State.

In English

Corpus of Khmer Inscriptions Online /SEAlang

More than half of the some 1,200 Khmer inscriptions retrieved and deciphered are searchable online and indexed by location, date, idiom.

A Historiography of Angkor’s River Network

by Veronica Walker Vadillo

How road transportation took precedence over fluvial and lake navigation in the development of 13th-century Angkor.

In English & Khmer

Les archives de la Conservation d'Angkor, Dans les pas des archéologues (Angkor Conservation Archives)

by École Française d´Extrême-Orient (EFEO)

Archaeologist Christophe Pottier and Archivist MEY Sovannara present the Conservation d'Angkor archives, a real historic treasure.

In French

Angkor Conservation, Digitized Collections

EFEO is developing the digitization of the Conservation d'Angkor Archives, from 1908 to 1992.

Lexique Khmer (Khmer Lexicon FR)

An online project for the study of Khmer morphology and pronunciation, as well as a translation tool from French into...

Lexilogos Khmer-ENG and Khmer-FR

A useful online tool for linguistical research

KOD (Khmer Online Dictionary)

KOD has three types of Khmer dictionary (Khmer-Khmer, Khmer-English, and English-Khmer), witha full text search capability.

Les curieuses inscriptions du Cambodge (Curious Cambodian Inscriptions)

by Éric Bourdonneau

What make the ancient inscriptions of Cambodia so particular.

In French

The Western Top Temple’s Stone Blocks

by Sok Keo Sovannara

Preliminary introduction to the Inscriptions, Graffiti, Marks and Sketched Designs in Prasat Top Lech, previously known as Monument 486.

In English

Portrait of King Jayavarman VII

by Sophorn Vern

Since 1903, statues and bas-reliefs picturing King Jayavarman VII have been extensively studied. This essay summarizes theories and stimulates further research.

In English

Angkor National Museum Bulletin ព្រឹត្តិប័ត្រសារមន្ទីរជាតិអង្គរ

A useful online resource for researchers and Angkor lovers.

Visions of Angkor by...Marie-Joseph Guesdon

by Marie-Joseph Guesdon

Linguist and geographer, Deacon Guesdon was also an amateur photographer who captured daily life scenes of Cambodia in the years...

Southeast Asian Archaelogy Newsletter

SEAArch: keep being posted about latest archaelogy findings and cultural events across Southeast Asia.

From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change

by Graham Thurgood

The fascinating interaction between Mon-Khmer and Austronesian languages or dialects through the ages.

In English

De l’ancienneté de Hariharālaya / A Bakong Inscription and the Datation of Hariharalaya City

by Christophe Pottier & Dominique Soutif

An epigraphic study on one of the major urban centers preceding Angkor, Hariharalaya.

In French

Inscriptions du Phnom Kulen: Corpus existant et inscriptions inédites, une mise en contexte / Phnom Kulen Inscriptions

by Jean-Baptiste "JB" Chevance

20 inscriptions in the Phnom Kulen area tell us about the persistence of religious traditions associated to the 'temple-mountain' from...

In French

Jayavarman IV, King Usurper?

New historic approach of the builder of Koh Ker, Jayavarman IV.

In English

真腊风土记 (The Land and Social Conditions of Chenla), Annotated by Xia Nai

by Zhou Daguan & Nai Xia

吴哥数据库的最新收录书籍，周达观于1296年所记录的吴哥见闻《真腊风土记》：1/原本的复印本 2/2016年新版的由中国考古学家夏鼐于1981年所著的真腊风土记校注

In Chinese

真腊风土记 (The Land and Social Conditions of Chenla)

吴哥数据库的最新收录书籍，周达观于1296年所记录的吴哥见闻《真腊风土记》：1/原本的复印本 2/2016年新版的由中国考古学家夏鼐于1981年所著的真腊风土记校注

In Chinese

New Perspectives on Early Cambodia from the Lower Mekong Archaeological Project

by Miriam T. Stark

Searching the source of the Khmer civilization in the Mekong Delta.

In English

A Collection of pre-1900s Maps of Cambodia

Maps from Dutch, English and French cartographers dating back from the 17th century.

The Journal of The Siam Society Online

The prestigious publication in Thai and Southeast Asian studies now online.

EKA, Ancient Khmer Space Online Documentation

'Khmer heritage research and documentation: Building a digital corpus of archaeological and epigraphic data'.

Lan Sunnary's Audio Archives | Archives Sonores Lan Sunnary

Audio collection of lectures given by eminent researchers in Khmer Studies

Brapamsukulanisamsam and Symbolic Clothing

by Ginette Martini

The Brapamsukulānisamsam invocation, in Pali and translation, sacred part of Southeast Asia funerary rites.

In French

A Possible Early Thai Route to the Sea

by William J. Gedney

The south- and east-bound Thai expansion considered by a renowned linguist.

In English

Siddham, The Asia Inscriptions Database

A great online resource for inscriptions in the languages of south, central and south-east Asia

‘1620’, A Cautionary Tale

by Michael Vickery

The rivalry between Cambodia and Siam during the 17th century.

In English

La toponymie khmère / Khmer Toponymy

How we can understand (or not) the names of ancient Khmer temples, settlements and landmarks in their modern forms.

In French & Khmer

One Buddha Can Hide Another

by Martin Polkinghorne & Christophe Pottier & Christian Fischer

Centered on the Bayon, a diachronic reinterpretation of historical assumptions about the reign of Jayavarman VII, and Angkor during the...

In English

Angkor Wat Temple, from Hindu to Buddhist Shrine

by Chanratana Chen

History lecture on Angkor Wat by Dr Chanratana Chen

In English

Le rôle du Sanskrit dans le développement de la langue khmère (Sanskrit and The Development of Khmer Language)

by Kunthea Chhom

Une étude épigraphique du VI au XIV eme siecles | Epigraphic studies from the 6th to the 14th century.

In English, French, Khmer & Sanskrit

Glossary for Angkor Lovers and Researchers

by Angkor Database

From 'acharya' to 'yuga', we collect and explain the many archeological, historical, architectural, cultural and religious terms related to Angkorean...

In English, French, Khmer, Chinese, Portuguese, Sanskrit, Thai, Lao, Pali, Vietnamese & Tamil

Voyage dans les Royaumes de Siam, de Cambodge et de Laos

by Henri Alexandre Mouhot

Famous relation of the January 1860 visit to Angkor site, in the original version and edition.

In French

Angkor Plans, Maps, Sketches

The mapping of Angkor Archeological Site in early modern era

The World's Oldest Plan of Angkor

by Yoshiaki Ishizawa

Who drew the very first known plan of Angkor Wat, the "Jetavana"?

In English & Japanese

On Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia

by Paul Eugène Pelliot

Foreword of Paul Pelliot's translation of the 13th century account on Angkor by Chinese diplomat Zhou Daguan.

In French & Chinese

SNAP! 150 Years of Photography at Angkor and around Cambodia

Impressive collection of period photos capturing Angkor Wat, as well as cultural and daily life through Cambodia history.

Angkorian Grandeur & Post-Colonial Cambodia (1953-1970)

by Michael S. Falser

Angkorian legacy played a central part in the building of national identity and cultural fabric of independent Cambodia.

In English

Selected Papers on Khmerology / Choix d'articles de khmérologie

La photographie ancienne en Asie (Early Photographs in Asia)

by Jérome Ghesquière

Le Cambodge

by Etienne Aymonier

Stories in Stone

by John Burgess

In English

Angkor.com

Melanges sur l'Archéologie du Cambodge

by Bernard Philippe Groslier

Amazing Cambodia

by Sokmean Srin

"An amazing way to connect to the past".

Kerdomnel Khmer Foundation

EFEO Photographic Archives Collection

An online treasure for researchers, artists and Angkor lovers.

In French

Economie, sociologie et pouvoir / La société cambodgienne (1863-1886)

by Maurice Comte

Class structure, politics and economical power in pre-colonial Cambodia.

In French

Water Management in Angkor

Jungle Bound, Angkor Wat in the 1930s

by Travel Film Archive

The first Cambodian postage stamp ever

by Angkor Database

¨Lost Worlds¨ in Angkor

by Lost Worlds Series

The Legend of Apsara Mera