Laser technology maps Cambodia’s lost city
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Laser-scanning technology reveals that the Cambodian lost city of Mahendraparvata, dating back to a time before Angkor Wat, was much more extensive than previously thought.
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Modern technology finds the lost city of Mahendraparvata
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
Airborne lasers produced a detailed map of the lost city of Mahendraparvata, including highways and previously undiscovered temples, hidden beneath dense vegetation in Cambodia.
Cambodia: Airborne laser reveals hidden Angkor Wat city
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013
SYDNEY (AP) — Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temples complex. The discovery was announced late Monday in a peer-reviewed paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The laser scanning revealed a previously undocumented
In Cambodia’s jungles, a lost world is found
Monday, June 17th, 2013
A team of archaeologists from Australia has found an ancient city buried for more than 1,000 years beneath Cambodia's soupy jungles.
Return of 10th-century statues marks start of world heritage summit
Monday, June 17th, 2013
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 17 (UPI) -- Two ancient statues are back in Cambodia, officials said, as a gathering in Phnom Penh appealed for international help in preserving the world's cultural sites.
Return of 10th-Century statues mark start of world heritage summit
Monday, June 17th, 2013
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 17 (UPI) -- Two ancient statues are back in Cambodia, officials said, as a gathering in Phnom Penh appealed for international help in preserving the world's cultural sites.
Jeanette DiBella Appointed as Chief Educational Officer at Jay Pritzker Academy
Monday, June 17th, 2013
SIEM REAP, Cambodia, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Jeanette DiBella was recently appointed as the Chief Educational Officer at the Jay Pritzker Academy in Siem Reap, Cambodia in Southeast Asia. ...
Cambodia Reports 13,700 Malaria Cases In 5 Months, Killing 4 People
Monday, June 17th, 2013
PHNOM PENH, June 17 (Bernama) -- Cambodia reported 13,700 malaria cases in the first five months of this year, down 60 percent from 31,100 cases in the same period last year, the National Centre for Malaria reported Monday.
Cambodia Reports 13,700 Malaria Cases In 5 Months, Killing 4 People
Monday, June 17th, 2013
PHNOM PENH, June 17 (Bernama) -- Cambodia reported 13,700 malaria cases in the first five months of this year, down 60 percent from 31,100 cases in the same period last year, the National Centre for Malaria reported Monday.
Atlantis-like lost city unearthed in Cambodia
Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Archaeologists may have unearthed in the jungles of Cambodia an Atlantis-like city believed to be 1,200 years old.