The latest issue of Antiquity has a special section featuring the latest research on Angkor Wat, which is written by a number of my colleagues and friends. Among the papers discussed are the discovery of towers and previously unknown features within Angkor Wat, the results of the lidar scan in the greater Angkor region, and the fortification walls of Angkor Wat. Here are the links to the journal articles – the first paper is open access, but the rest unfortunately aren’t.
Angkor Wat: an introduction
Fletcher et al, doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.178
The landscape of Angkor Wat redefined
Evans and Fletcher, doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.157
The buried ‘towers’ of Angkor Wat
Sonnemann et al, doi: 10.15184/aqy.2015.179
Residential patterning at Angkor Wat
Stark et al, doi: 10.15184/aqy.2015.159
The fortification of Angkor Wat
Brotherson, doi: 10.15184/aqy.2015.140
Here are links to the news coverage so far:
New discoveries redefine Angkor Wat’s history
University of Sydney, 09 December 2015
Angkor Wat Yields Astounding Buried Towers & Spiral Structure
LiveScience, 09 December 2015
Angkor Wat Larger, More Complex Than Thought
Cambodia Daily, 10 December 2015
The temple of Angkor Wat was bounded by a ‘mysterious structure’ 1.5 km long
Business Insider, 10 December 2015
Discoveries reveal lost Angkor history
Phnom Penh Post, 11 December 2015
Cambodia: Huge structure discovered at Angkor Wat shows religious monument is more complex than thought
International Business Times, 11 December 2015
Archaeology: Angkor Wat in Cambodia Was Larger and Different Than Thought
Natural World News, 11 December 2015
A lot more than meets the eye
The Hindu, 11 December 2015
New Findings Might Reveal the People of Angkor Wat’s “Last Stand”
Gizmodo, 12 December 2015