Increasing air pollution a worry for Angkor
Air pollution is now a major cause for concern in Angkor, which has risen sharply as a result of increased ...
Tag: Angkor (kingdom)
Referring to the Khmer Empire that controlled much of Mainland Southeast Asia from the 9th-15th centuries, centred around modern-day Cambodia. Khmer: អង្គរ
See also: Angkor Archaeological Park, Siem Reap
The paintings of Angkor Wat and the ‘dark’ ages
The Phnom Penh Post's weekend edition has another story on the Angkor Wat paintings, and this story nicely contextualises the ...
World Monuments Funds seeks donations to help restore Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Bakheng is one of the World Monuments Funds' 50th Anniversary priority projects. Heritage Fund Plans Phnom Bakheng Restoration Work ...
More news stories on the Angkor Wat Paintings
A list of a few more news stories that have come about from my recent paper on the Hidden Paintings ...
Three statues return to Cambodia
Cambodia celebrates the return of three statues that were looted from Koh Ker in the 1970s. Deputy Prime Minister Sok ...
The Hidden Paintings of Angkor Wat
It's strange to post a news story that I was directly involved in, but in the interests of archiving (see ...
Tracking the looted statues of Koh Ker
A feature about the statues of Koh Ker, and how various agencies have been working to find the missing statues ...
Children’s’ book teaches kids about monuments of Angkor
A children's book aimed at promoting literacy amongst children has also the added bonus of introducing kids to even more ...
Cleveland Museum says its Khmer statue not from Prasat Chen
The Cleveland Museum of Art says that its own statue of Hanuman was not looted from Koh Ker, based on ...
More statues returned to Cambodia from the US
Auction house Christie’s and the Norton Simon Museum have both agreed to return statues in their possession, ‘Pandava’ and ‘Bhima’ ...
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