Studying Angkor’s demise, archeologists warn of repeating the past
The ecological demise of ancient and modern Angkor is discussed here as several archaeologists (including Roland Fletcher, pictured here, who has earlier spoken here, here and here) are featured talking about how the tourism explosion at Siem Reap and the elevated drain on water resources are described as an ‘ecological time bomb’.
Studying Angkor’s demise, archeologists warn of repeating the past
CBC.ca, 17 February 2008
Conservationists have long expressed concerns about the state of the monuments, especially the stress from the tourist invasion. They also say the uncontrolled pumping of underground water to meet rising demand of hotels, guesthouses and residents in the adjoining town of Siem Reap may be destabilizing the earth beneath the centuries-old temples so much that they might sink and collapse.
Read the story here.
Related books:
- Khmer Civilization and Angkor by D. L. Snellgrove
- Angkor and the Khmer Civilization (Ancient Peoples and Places) by M. D. Coe
- The Civilization of Angkor by C. Higham
- Indochina by B. P. Groslier
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Tags: Cambodia archaeology, Fall of Angkor, Mitch Hendrickson, Roland Fletcher, Water Management
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