via Phnom Penh Post, 17 March 2023: Six officials from the Apsara National Authority have completed a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) training course from March 13-16 to build capacity to use GPR machines for archaeological research and scan for artefacts buried underground.
Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has been crucial in archaeological digs and research, saving time and reducing labour, according to participants of a March 13-16 training course on the geophysical locating method, conducted by APSARA National Authority (ANA), the governmental body in charge of the Angkor Archaeological Park.
The four-day GPR course was completed by six ANA technical officers from the departments of Conservation of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology (“DCMPA”); and Water, Forestry and Infrastructure Management (“DWFIM”).
The ANA said the course – conducted with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (KCHF) – focused on the theoretical and practical aspects of imaging the subsurface of Angkor Archaeological Park.
Source: Six ANA officials finish ground-penetrating radar course | Phnom Penh Post
