Technical staff of APSARA Authority receive training on how to use GPR machine for archaeological research

via Khmer Times, 15 March 2023: The Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (KCHF) is organizing a four-day training course from March 13 to 17 for technical staff of APSARA National Authority to use GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) to study underground archaeology in the Angkor area.

In collaboration with APSARA National Authority and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (KCHF), is organising a four-day training course from March 13 to 17 for technical staff of APSARA National Authority to use GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) to study underground archaeology in the Angkor area.

Hyundok Oh, an Archaeological Geophysicist at the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), said that archaeologists often use excavation methods to study archaeological sites or underground structures.

Such excavations require a lot of labour, time, and money. But with the advent of modern technology, GPR machines have been used to scan for archaeology underground, aiding in research, which saves time, labour, and money.

Source: Technical staff of APSARA Authority receive training on how to use GPR machine for archaeological research – Khmer Times