Richard Cooler, Catherine Raymond and Eric Jones sit down with archaeologist Alison Carter and we look beyond the temples to exciting new archaeology that may help rewrite the history of on of the works great civilizations: Angkor
A comprehensive archaeological map of the world's largest preindustrial settlement complex at Angkor, Cambodia: http://www.pnas.org/content/104/36/14277.abstract
Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using lidar: http://www.pnas.org/content/110/31/12595.full
Airborne laser scanning as a method for exploring long-term socio-ecological dynamics in Cambodia: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440316300644
Also the Angkor Lidar webpage with some additional info: http://angkorlidar.org/
Alison's blog can be found here: https://alisonincambodia.wordpress.com/
Want to join an Angkor archaeological expedition? http://earthwatch.org/
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