id
	14589
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/14589
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using LiDAR
Creator
	Evans, Damian H.
	Fletcher, Roland J.
	Pottier, Christophe
	Chevance, Jean-Baptiste
	Soutif, Dominique
	Tan, Boun Suy
	Im, Sokrithy
	Ea, Darith
	Tin, Tina
	Kim, Samnang
	Cromarty, Christopher
	De Greef, Stéphane
	Hanus, Kasper
	Bâty, Pierre
	Kuszinger, Robert
	Shimoda, Ichita
	Boornazian, Glenn
Date
	2013
Language
	ita
Abstract
	Previous archaeological mapping work on the successive medieval capitals of the Khmer Empire located at Angkor, in northwest Cambodia (∼9th to 15th centuries in the Common Era, C.E.), has identified it as the largest settlement complex of the preindustrial world, and yet crucial areas have remained unmapped, in particular the ceremonial centers and their surroundings, where dense forest obscures the traces of the civilization that typically remain in evidence in surface topography. Here we describe the use of airborne laser scanning (lidar) technology to create high-precision digital elevation models of the ground surface beneath the vegetation cover. We identify an entire, previously undocumented, formally planned urban landscape into which the major temples such as Angkor Wat were integrated. Beyond these newly identified urban landscapes, the lidar data reveal anthropogenic changes to the landscape on a vast scale and lend further weight to an emerging consensus that infrastructural complexity, unsustainable modes of subsistence, and climate variation were crucial factors in the decline of the classical Khmer civilization.
Is Part Of
	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cited by
	13590
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1306539110
Issue
	31
Pages
	12595-12600
Volume
	110
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/CGSZXNB9/item-list

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