Seeing the lost medieval city in Cambodia

A lost medieval city, once located and thriving on the summit in Cambodia, has been found by archaeologists, thanks to laser beam technology from helicopters.

A temple in the missing city.(Photo: dailygrail.com)

The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper of Australia on June 15 said the site of the missing city ​​of Mahendraparvata 1,200 years ago was discovered during Cambodia's Siem Reap expedition, led by French archaeologist Jean-Baptiste Chevance. .

At Mahendraparvata there are still many temples covered by forests for centuries, and have not been devastated, it is said to be the site of the formation of the Angkor Empire in 802 BC

The expedition used the "Lidar" device attached to the helicopter to fly above a mountain north of Angkor Wat temple.

By billions of laser pulses, the device allows archaeological groups to see the square structures, complete maps of the city of Mahendraparvata, which they have not been able to do after years of hardship studying the area.

The technology also collects satellite positioning coordinates, helping to discover more than 20 temples that have not been recorded before, along with evidence of ancient canal and road systems in this city.

Through the images collected, the Director of the Archaeological Research Center in Cambodia of Sydney University Damian Evans concluded that the Mahendraparvata city relic area is completely free of vegetation.

Evans said his team is currently studying the environmental impact of deforestation and its dependence on water management on the outcome of civilization here.