Klingan Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Archaeologists using radar imagery have shown that an ancient Cambodian settlement centered on the celebrated temple of Angkor Wat was far more extensive than previously thought, a study released Monday said. The medieval settlement surrounding Angkor, the one-time capital of the illustrious Khmer empire which flourished between the ninth and 14th centuries, covered a 1,158-square-mile area. The urban complex was at least three times larger than archaeologists had previously suspected and easily the largest pre-industrial urban area of its kind, eclipsing comparable developments such as Tikal, a Classic Maya "city" in Guatemala. Read more here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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