Civilization of Angkor
$38.21
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2003
Summary
In the late 16th century, a mythical encounter was reported on an elephant hunt in the dense jungle north of the Tonle Sap, or Great Lake, of Central Cambodia. King Satha of Cambodia and his retainers were beating a path through the undergrowth when they were halted by stone giants, and then a massive wall. The King, the fable reported, ordered 6,000 men to bring down the wall, thereby exposing the city of Angkor - ‘lost’ for over a century.
Subsequent reports from Portuguese missiona…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842125847 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1842125842 |
| Author: | Charles Higham |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2003 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 133mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“The book presents an excellent collation of material from a variety of sources, and succeeds in being the most up-to-date historic summary of the Angkor civilization available. Highly Recommended”–Michael Freeman, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
About The Author
Charles Higham
Charles Higham has been active in archaeological research in SE Asia since 1969. He has published a series of final excavation reports and is the author of two major syntheses of the region’s prehistory, The Archaeology of Mainland South East Asia and The Bronze Age of South East Asia. He is a Fellow of the British Academy, and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago in New Zealand.
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