Most histories of Angkor begin in the 9th century CE, as Jayavarman II installed himself on
Phnom Kulen as his country's first cakravartin or universal ruler. Yet he was a direct …

The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia's largest ancient state from the
first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from …

The Mekong River and its tributaries have nurtured the Khmer civilisation from its
protohistoric foundations in the Funan Period through the lifespans of its Pre-Angkorian …

The ability to craft with high-temperature fire was an essential part of Angkor's rise to power
in mainland Southeast Asia. Stoneware ceramics and bloomery iron technologies played …

This chapter will look beyond Cambodia as we know it today in geographic terms, and
beyond the early 13th century, to highlight legacies of Angkor beyond Angkor on the …

Angkorian monuments symbolised the Khmer empire across much of mainland Southeast
Asia between the 9th and 15th centuries. Temple rituals, economies, and social relations …

In recent years, the United States has championed a growing number of court cases seeking
to recover looted Khmer antiquities on the American art market and repatriate them to …