Research Tools

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

In French

From prehistory to early hierarchies and kingdoms, a regional approach to indigenous and imported socio-cultural traits across Southeast Asia.

In English

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

In English

300 words derived from Chinese into Khmer, directly or through other Southeast Asian languages. A 1973 reference publication in Khmer linguistic studies.

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

In French

An important document on the complex history of boundary definition between Siam [now Thailand] and Cambodia, leading to further historic exploration.

In French

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

In English & Japanese

A short study of Xian Nai's apportation to a better understanding of Zhou Daguan's essential account on Angkor.

In French

Paul Pelliot's groundbreaking translation and annotation of the 13th century account on Angkor by Chinese traveler Zhou Daguan.

In French & Chinese

A Acharya (sk ‘He who knows the sacred writings’ kh អាចារ្យ): knowledgeable person. In modern Cambodia, the Achar assists the monks performing rituals for the…

In English, French, Khmer, Chinese, Pali, Vietnamese, Tamil & Sanskrit

Another translation of the most ancient account of the life in Angkor by the Chinese merchant and traveler Zhou Daguan

In English

The first Khmer translation of Zhou Daguan's 'Customs of Chenla', now fully available online.

In Khmer & Chinese

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

An exhaustive study of Indian and Southeast Asia epigraphy by Prof. D.C. Sirkar.

In English

The magnus opus of philologist and Old Khmer specialist Philip Jenner. Available here are the dictionaries of Angkorian Khmer (2) and Middle Khmer (3).

In English & Old Khmer

The Chuon Nath's Khmer Dictionary, a reference for Khmer linguists and researchers.

In Khmer

What make the ancient inscriptions of Cambodia so particular.

In French

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

The reference study in 17th century Cambodia, its internal turmoil and the ever more complicated relations with its powerful neighbors, Siam and Vietnam.

In French

The Khmer translation and edition of Mak Phoeun's major study on 17th century Cambodia, initially published in French.

In Khmer

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

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

In French

Pluridisciplinary, encyclopaedic, ambitious and often highly enjoyable synthesis and sum of Angkorean research to the date.

In English

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

In French

An early map of Cambodia drawn in Singapore with information from Constantine de Monteiro, King Ang Duong's representative.

In English

From "the hydraulic city" to a more sober approach on water management in Angkor.

In English

Angkor's First Photographers in 1860's Colonial Intrigues

In English

Cities and Sanctuaries from the 5th to the 13th Century

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Close friend of King Norodom Sihanouk´s since childhood, Bernard Philippe Groslier, born in Cambodia the son of famous Khmerologist George Groslier, shares…

In French

A useful online resource on Chinese history, literature, religions and philosophies.

In English & Chinese

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

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

A useful philologic and epigraphic study of the pre-Angkorian dated inscriptions.

In English & Old Khmer

Assistant Researcher, Part-Time Position.

In English & Khmer

One of the major must-read studies on Cambodia history.

In English

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

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

In English, French & Khmer

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

In English & Sanskrit

An India-centered approach of Cambodia, Champa and the "Indian colonization" of Southeast Asia".

In English

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

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

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

In French & Khmer

The essential reference book on Cambodian flora, published in 2000.

In English, French & Khmer

The etymology and meaning of the names of twenty-six illustrious queens of Ancient Cambodia.

In English

A research project on "Heritage as a Transcultural Concept - Angkor Vat from an Object of Colonial Archaeology to a Contemporary Global Icon."

In English & German

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

A unique document on Cambodian decorative patterns and embroidery style from the 1930s, listing kbach elements inherited from ancient traditions.

In French & Khmer

A textual and linguistical revisitation of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean inscriptions by a renowned Indian researcher.

In English

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

In Portuguese & Latin

A rich online research tools devoted to the history of Vietnam and ex-Indochina.

In French & Vietnamese

A proposed new periodization for pre-Angkorean sculptures.

In English

How linguistics can help refine our perspective on Champa and other ancient Kingdoms of Southeast Asia.

In English

A smart compilation of Angkor daily life and artistic activities in the late 1930s.

In English

"Bringing the past to life".

In English

"The Future is a Product of the Past".

In English

Matrilinear and patrilinear succession lines, plus some conquerors or usurpers: the complex genealogy of pre-Angkorean and Angkorean sovereigns.

In English

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

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

Novel insights on Funan and Chenla as reflected in Chinese chronicles, by a renowned linguist.

In French

The genealogy and chronology of the Varman Dynasty, Royal House of Cambodia.

In English

An attempt to collect and federate research endeavors, mostly for the Cambodian public. កេរ្តិ៍ដំណែល means "legacy" in Khmer. Launched in 2012 by Dr Chen…

From divination to 'dragon bloodline' to Ancient Viet Archaeology, a profuse, unpredictable and stimulating spring of thoughts, insights and musings.

In English, Chinese & Vietnamese

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

A tad kitschy, with great photography and some interesting insights.

In English

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

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

Including the famous relation of the January 1860 visit to Angkor site, this edition drew from Mouhot's Diary and previous publications.in English and French.

In French

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

In French

Inscriptions reflect a unified and diverse Kingdom of Champa in the 15th century, before its collapse.

In English

Nouveaux éléments sur le bouddhisme tantrique à l’époque angkorienne | New perspectives on Tantric Buddhism during Angkorean times.

In French

Volume I of the "Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East Series" dealt with the Kingdom of Champa, more "indianized" than Angkor.

In English

"Once in a glorious time in the time, there was a king who was law-abiding and generous"....

In English & Khmer

A fresh attempt in explaining the "disappearance-transformation" of the ancient Khmer power center.

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

In English

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

In English

A multidisciplinary publication on Southeast Asia past and present.

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

In French

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

In English

An online treasure for researchers, artists and Angkor lovers.

In French

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

'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

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

In English

One of the oldest publications dedicated to Southeast Asian studies.

A useful online resource for researchers and Angkor lovers.

A useful online tool for linguistical research

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

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

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

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

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

Audio collection of studies of Pear, Chong, Samre, Brao and Tampuan languages developed by Marie Alexandrine Martin in the 1960s and 1970s

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

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

Audio collection of lectures given by eminent researchers in Khmer Studies

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

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

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

An updated website from The Apsara Authority. APSARA stands for Authority for the Protection and Safeguarding of Angkor and the Region of Angkor.

The goddesses and women of Angkor.Scholarly, artistic and literary musings in the realm of devatas and apsaras.

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

In English

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

In English

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

In English & Chinese

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

In English & Khmer

Author(s): Saveros Pou Source:

In English

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

In English

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

In English

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

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

In French

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

In French

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

In French

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

In English & Chinese

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

In English

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

In French

Centered on the Bayon, a diachronic reinterpretation of historical assumptions about the reign of Jayavarman VII, and Angkor during the 16th century

In English

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

In English & Khmer

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

In English

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

In English

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

In French

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

In French

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

In English

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

In English

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

In English

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

In French

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

In English

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

In French & Khmer

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

In English, French, Khmer & Sanskrit

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

In English

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

In French

Lidar exploration shows a "template of Angkor Wat" high on the Phnom Kulen plateau.

In English

Detailed analysis of Princess Norodom Buppha Devi’s choreography for the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. Behind the dance compositions, a whole world of legends,…

In English

Linguist and geographer, Deacon Guesdon was also an amateur photographer who captured daily life scenes of Cambodia in the years 1870s and 1880s.

Re-creation of Ancient Angkor by visionary artist and avid traveler Maurice Fievet (1921-1997)

Angkor Wat in the background of the first Cambodian postage stamp, issued in 1952.

"An amazing way to connect to the past".

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

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

In French

History lecture on Angkor Wat by Dr Chanratana Chen

In English

A poetical evocation of Angkor history and its significance for Cambodia young generation.

In English

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

In French

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

In French & Chinese

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

In French & Khmer

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

In English

A publication related to the 2015 exhibition of rare, ancient photographs taken (all before 1890) around Asia, from Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, Japan or…

In French

Linguist and ethnologist Saveros Pou has extensively written on Khmer culture, language and traditions. This compilation by Reyum Publishing (Phnom Penh)…

In English, French & Khmer

The first study addressing the place of women in Cambodian history, or what lays behind the Apsara Smile.

In English

The mapping of Angkor Archeological Site in early modern era