LASERS & LANDSCAPES: Revealing the secrets of a Khmer mystery
Deforestation – product of illegal logging and farming in Phnom Kulen National Park. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
ADF’s archaeologists Dr. Jean-Baptiste Chevance and Sakada Sakhoeun at Kulen’s O’Paong temple. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
ADF’s archaeologists Dr. Jean-Baptiste Chevance and Sakada Sakhoeun, inspect maps from the Phnom Kulen area. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Guided by GPSs and maps, the ADF team verifies the LIDAR’s findings at Phnom Kulen mountain. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Dr. Jean-Baptiste Chevance during an expedition in the jungles of Phnom Kulen. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
A piece of Kulen ceramic found near an ancient crossroad in Phnom Kulen. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
ADF’s Cartographer Stéphane De Greef shows the mapping process and outcomes revealed by LIDAR technology at Phnom Kulen, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Using a GPS unit, the ADF team compares the findings with the LIDAR data during a ground check expedition. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
An elderly woman assists during an offering to the spirits prior excavation by the ADF team in Phnom Kulen. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
ADF’s archeologist, Many Norng, works at an excavation site at Phnom Kulen. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Local villagers work at ADF’s excavation site in Phnom Kulen. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
A group of workers carefully remove dust to uncover what could have been the basis of a Pre-Angkorian temple during an excavation at Phnom Kulen by the ADF team. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Archeologists work along villagers at ADF’s excavation site in Phnom Kulen. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
ADF’s archeologist Dr. Jean-Baptiste Chevance climbs up a makeshift ladder to photograph the excavation site for documentation purposes. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Students from a local village get a private tour of an excavation site. As part of its education program, the Archaeology & Development Foundation (ADF) invites local schools to visit the excavation sites encouraging new generations to preserve their heritage. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.
Students from a local village get a private tour of an excavation site. As part of its education program, the Archaeology & Development Foundation (ADF) invites local schools to visit the excavation sites encouraging new generations to preserve their heritage. Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.