Scientists raised to reveal an unprecedented around the old cities that are hidden in the jungle temples of Angkor in Cambodia, thanks to the techniques used laser beam information, according to the Sunday announced a team of archaeologists. This began the research years ago, but the new discovery is that the temples and towns were spread over a much larger area than scientists had thought.
The Australian archaeologist Damian Evans has revealed the conclusions of this study in London. It is based on a technique that uses a laser beam and analyzes the characteristics of the light spectrum, which sends and returns. Evans said, "was the perception that major cities were surrounded by temples, but now we see it in high resolution and in new places for the first time."
Includes pool "Angkor Wat", a masterpiece of architecture belonging to the reign of the Khmer kingdom in the twelfth century, more than a hundred Temple, the most attractive sites for tourists in Southeast Asia, as it meant hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. This site was established during the reign of King Suryavarman II at the peak of political and military power of this empire. Based on new information on the part of the surveys conducted in 2012, which confirmed the presence of a city called Mahendrabarvatta near Angkor Wat. In 2015 it conducted a broader study began with clear areas of these cities. The information was collected by a laser device carries a helicopter. It turns out that a number of famous temples surrounding buildings were made of wood or straw, and draws from a long time ago. Showed laser technology "urban scene complete a stunning complications," according to the researcher. "Since ten years and we walk here and shave here without seeing anything, because of the trees." And spotted laser technology and the presence of a large number of temples, dams and ponds that were not discovered before, and others, which testifies to the Angkor era, according to the researcher.
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