What Archaeologists Have Discovered Beneath The Jungles Of Cambodia Is S...

A lot of us would like to think that archaeology involves swinging over chasms on ropes, snatching

your hat back from under rapidly closing doors and dodging out of the way of massive boulders. In reality though, it’s a little more academic. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t still incredible discoveries to be made. In fact, one such find happened in June 2015 and concerns Cambodia. Indeed, it’s such an important discovery that it’s reshaping our picture of the 12th-century world. Even better, this is a story of helicopters, lasers and 3D imaging. It’s a story of a surprise that’s remained hidden under the jungles of Asia for a thousand years. And now that surprise is rewriting what we know about the Khmer empire.