The famous temple site of Angkor Wat was once much more than that. A new map shows that the magnificent temples were part of a huge urban sprawl, with an extensive rural hinterland. People here created an elaborate system of reservoirs and canals
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/angkor-wat-city-lived-and-died-environment
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kate-chaillat
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/naga