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Angkor region was actually a large Medieval city
The Greater Angkor Region in contemporary Cambodia was dramatically more urbanized in the 13th century than previously thought, and home to 700.000 to 900.000 people. These discoveries were made by a research team led by Sarah Klassen. Their findings are published in Science Advances.
“The level of urbanism at the medieval Khmer site was pretty unique for the world at the time”
The Greater Angkor Region in Cambodia is known for Angkor Wat, one of the largest monumental temple complexes in the world. By combining several datasets and using new technologies such as Lidar mapping and machine learning algorithms, a research group lead by Sarah Klassen uncovered spectacular new facts about the region as a whole. “We now have data showing that the region, at its height in the 13th century, was home to 700.000 to 900.000 people. The diachronic maps also show the level of urbanism at the medieval Khmer site was pretty uniqu