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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

Walker Rowing 2019

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

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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

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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

Carvings River 1000 Lingas

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 pre-Angkorean times.

In French

Prasat Bakong

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

Angkor Borei

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

Garuda Prasat Thom

Jayavarman IV, King Usurper?

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

In English

Urn Martini

Brapamsukulanisamsam and Symbolic Clothing

by Ginette Martini

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

In French

King Borommaracha Ii Relics From Angkor 1431

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

Vietnamese Princess

‘1620’, A Cautionary Tale

by Michael Vickery

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

In English

Khmer Inscription Angkor Wat

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

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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

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

by Maurice Comte

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

In French

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The Legend of Apsara Mera

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

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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.

In English

Cambodge Vue Générale Des Ruines   Guesdon Marie Joseph

Visions of Angkor by...Marie-Joseph Guesdon

by Joseph Guesdon

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

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Amazing Cambodia

by Sokmean Srin

"An amazing way to connect to the past".

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Maurice Fievet, Visions of Ancient Angkor

by Maurice Fievet

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

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The first Cambodian postage stamp ever

by Angkor Database

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