Laser pulses beamed from a low-flying airplane into northwestern Cambodia’s dense jungles have revealed ancient remnants of extensive, carefully planned settlements of rice farmers. These settlements were part of Angkor, the capital of the region’s Khmer empire.
Angkor flourished from around 900 to 1500, but forests now obscure much of the city’s urban sprawl.
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