Comments on: Adventures in Angkor – Angkor Wat

By: fish oil dosage

fish oil dosage — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:29:22 +0000

sun protection is always necessary in countries where the sun is trong. uv radiation from the sun can really cause cancer”

By: Urlaubsgutscheine

Urlaubsgutscheine — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:27:50 +0000

Great Pictures we were in Angkor Wat 2 months ago and really loved. Beautful country

By: Hardware Sortiment

Hardware Sortiment — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:46:13 +0000

The modern name, Angkor Wat, means “City Temple”; Angkor is a vernacular form of the word nokor which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara meaning capital. wat is the Khmer word for temple. Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok, after the posthumous title of its founder, Suryavarman.

By: FlÃ¼ge

FlÃ¼ge — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:07:30 +0000

Angkor is fantastic, it looks incredibly but everybody who visit vietnam should go there.

By: Johan

Johan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:31:30 +0000

Thanks for the information. We have similar problems with the vegetation during surveys in Mexico as well. I remember that estimates of Angkor’s population has suggested that one million people lived there, and I wondered what that figure is based on (if no survey of house remains have been undertaken that figure must either be based on historical sources or educated guesses).

By: noelbynature

noelbynature — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:07:10 +0000

Hi Johan! I can't say much about specifics myself, but recent research has tended to focus on the non-monumental aspects of Angkor, such as the pre-Angkorian period and the irrigation/ water management systems. The reason we don't see much other than the temple remains was because everything else was made from perishable materials such as wood. Also, the clear patches of land we see today in the Angkor ruins were once jungle overgrowth that has to be painstakingly cleared during Angkor's modern discovery. That said, I'm pretty sure that there are large amounts of ceramic remains found within the settlements such as this study here.

By: Johan Normark

Johan Normark — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:23:50 +0000

Being a settlement archaeologist myself, I wonder how much is known of the settlement at Angkor apart from the temples? When I was there two years ago I could not see much house mounds in-between the temples. Can perishable structures be found, such as within Angkor Thom? I know from the Maya area in Mexico, Guatemala, etc. archaeologists sometimes talk about “invisible” structures, only indicated by a greater density of ceramic sherds. Is the situation similar at Angkor and other major SE Asian sites?

By: Gummistiefel

Gummistiefel — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:48:36 +0000

There is a single temple complex called â€œAngkor Wat,â€ located near Siem Reap in northeast Cambodia, but it has come to represent a whole complex of wonderful temples and stonemasonry and artwork throughout the area. It is the single largest religious structure in the world, and surely one of the worldâ€™s wonders of art and architecture. In fact, within an area of 120 sq. miles, the ruins contain some of the most imposing monuments in the world, including about a thousand temples, mainly Hindu and some Buddhist; the ancient city, however, had an extent some three times that size, and was home to perhaps 750,000 people.

By: Billigflug

Billigflug — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:05:50 +0000

I had an eye on the overwhelming Tempel of Ankor for long time now. I wanted to see this heritage of culture for myself. So according to my flight to Vietnam, i decided to spend 3 more nicht at Ankor. I went directly from Saigon to Siem Reap.

Ankor itself reminds you of culture and the cruel times during the war. “Killing Fields” are omnipresence. Despite of that the people are all optimistic and friendly.

Tourismus is a big deal in the part of the country. In most locations u have to pay in Dollar instead of Riel.

By: Angkor Wat, Siem Reap - Circle of Asia

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap - Circle of Asia — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:03:53 +0000

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap Travel Guide…

Siem Reap is a small colonial town just north of Southeast AsiaÂ’s largest lake, Tonle Sap. The town itself is charming and pleasant enough to roam around, with some fine examples of French colonial architecture though modern developments,…