The buried 'towers' of Angkor Wat

Till F. Sonnemann; Dougald O'Reilly; Chhay Rachna; Roland Fletcher; Christophe Pottier

doi:10.15184/aqy.2015.179

The buried 'towers' of Angkor Wat

Till F. Sonnemann, Dougald O'Reilly, Chhay Rachna, Roland Fletcher, Christophe Pottier

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The impressive architecture of Angkor Wat conveys a sense of harmonious design, but recent survey using ground-penetrating radar (GPR), coupled with targeted excavation, reveals a more complex picture. Fragmentary traces of a quincunx of earlier towers have been detected, which were partially demolished when the outer enclosure and western gateway were completed. Are these the remains of a shrine used during the construction period? If so, they throw new light on associated ritual activity during the building of Angkor Wat.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1420-1438
Number of pages	19
Journal	Antiquity
Volume	89
Issue number	348
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2015.179
Publication status	Published - 2015

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