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Ref ID: 27859
Ref Type: Journal Article
Authors: Evans, Damian
Fletcher, Roland
Title: The landscape of Angkor Wat redefined
Date: 2015
Source: Antiquity
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2015.157
Abstract: For over a century, the landscape of Angkor Wat and its surrounding area have been the focus of archaeological study. These studies have been constrained substantially, however, by a lack of chronological resolution in the features of the landscape and the difficulty of dating elements of the cultural assemblage. Recently obtained LiDAR data have transformed understanding of the Angkor Wat complex, enabling archaeologists to map terrain usually obscured by dense and protected vegetation. The results have informed targeted ground-based research, demonstrated previously unknown relationships between elements of the site, shown that the complex is much more extensive than previously thought and revealed a massive, unique and unknown structure.
Date Created: 1/27/2016
Volume: 89
Number: 348
Page Start: 1402
Page End: 1419