Those sites include the eighth to ninth century city of Mahendraparvata and a 12th century city, Preah Khan of Kompong Svay. Mysterious ground features previously identified by lidar surveys at Angkor Wat temple in Greater Angkor also turned up at several sites, some located as many as 100 kilometers from Greater Angkor. Evans/ Journal of Archaeological Science 2016 Laser technology recently revealed similar structures at the 12th century Khmer capital, Greater Angkor. COILED AGAIN A laser map of Preah Khan, a 12th century Khmer city in Cambodia, revealed huge earthen embankments arranged in geometric coils. Lidar maps revealed city blocks, canals and other remnants of past settlements. Lidar’s laser pulses gathered data on the contours of jungle- and vegetation-covered land. A helicopter carrying light detection and ranging equipment, lidar for short, flew sorties over seven Khmer sites in the vicinity of Greater Angkor.
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