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The ancient Cambodian capital of Angkor Wat, had a staggering 900,000 inhabitants before it was abandoned in 1431, according to a new study.
An international team, led by the University of British Columbia, examined three decades of data to create a demographic model of the Medieval city.
Their model revealed that the capital of the long-gone Khmer Empire housed between 700,000 and 900,000 people during its zenith in the 13th century.
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Angkor Wat, located in the northern Cambodian province of Siem Reap, is the largest religious monument in the world, © Flickr
The Cambodian heritage site of Angkor, which encompasses the sprawling ancient temple complex of Angor Wat as well as the surrounding landscape, could be threatened by the forthcoming construction of a vast resort and theme park, much to the alarm of Unesco.
Hong Kong-based company NagaCorp announced in November that the Cambodian government had granted its subsidiary a 50-year-long, renewable lease to develop 75 hectares of land located around 500 metres south of the protected zone of Angkor. Unesco says its World Heritage Committee will be examining the development of the proposed resort
by Mike Hays
After 48 years in business in the same location, Jim Skelley has closed Nyack Bike Outfitters, a mainstay of the cycling community on N. Broadway in Nyack.
2020 was the best of times and the worst of times for Skelley. “It was really hard, especially at the beginning of the pandemic,” says the 72-year-old Skelley. “I worked 14-hour days and the next morning there was a line at the door. I was just drained.”
“He wasn’t having any fun,” chimes in his girlfriend Nina Cerfolio, a triathlete and New York City psychiatrist.
But all things considered, 2020
was a good time to say goodbye. Skelley’s business was successful this year thanks to all the bicycle demand. So successful, in fact, that he has no more inventory to sell. “I kept getting a message that there never will be a better time than this. There is so much I still want to do.” He says he can still ride a century (100 miles) in one day or bike up Perkins Drive to the 1,305-foot-high lookout o
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