The lost city discovered in Cambodia - The Republic

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class=”author”> amk 19-06-2013

in the Cambodian jungle discovered by scanning laser forgotten city before 1200 years

The existence of the lost city of mention only a vague notes. According to them, the city called Mahendraparvata is hidden in the dense forest on the holy mountain of Phnom Kulen – Lychee Mountain, north of the city of Angkor.

archaeologists for years tried various methods to comb the dense forests of Phnom Kulen. So far – to no avail. This time, Australian researchers from the University of Sydney under the leadership of Damian Evans used a LIDAR – laser technology, allowing you to penetrate dense vegetation cover and extremely precise definition of all terrain and shape of the land.

April 2012 with a laser attached to the helicopter and scoured 363 km square in the north-western Cambodia.

This allows researchers were able to determine that the buildings discovered by LIDAR can become this mysterious town built up around 350 years before the rise of Angkor Wat, the famous temple complex in the years 1113-1150, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mahendraparvata by the only existing records of 802 years was to be one of the first capitals of the Khmer Empire.

eyes of scientists revealed the remains of a large conurbation, with roads, temples and other buildings, urban infrastructure, and with strange, huge embankments. According to Roland Fletcher of the University of Sydney were the gardens, to which water is fed through special channels. But for now just a theory, what really served earthworks – still has not been established.

Fletcher also said that the architecture of the newly discovered city is unique and differs significantly from that which applied Khmerowie in their ancient cities. – This is a collection of very interesting architectural elements. I have not seen them, or at a much earlier cities, or in any works of Khmer architecture – said Fletcher.

– This configuration similar to a building in Los Angeles – says Fletcher. – City center combined with huge, powerful suburbs grid of roads and canals, as well as highways connect the various neighborhoods in Los Angeles – enthuses researcher.

– The real revelation is that the center of the city was densely populated, formally planned and larger than previously thought – added team boss, Damian Evans.

Scientists do not yet know why the civilization collapsed Mahendraparvata. Evans believes that could contribute to this problem of the water distribution system.

Scientists will now gradually discover the mysterious remains of the city. They hope that they can figure out how big it was and how many people lived in them.

mysterious city discovered in Cambodia.