'City of the Gods' Lost for 1,200 Years Found, Location Not Far from Indonesia

'Kota para Dewa' yang Hilang 1.200 Tahun Ditemukan, Lokasinya Tak Jauh dari Indonesia<br>

"The Lost 'City of Gods' Found After 1,200 Years, Its Location Not Far from Indonesia"

'City of the Gods' Lost for 1,200 Years Found, Location Not Far from Indonesia

Dream - An ancient city called Mahendraparvata, which was lost 1,200 years ago, has been rediscovered in the mountains of Cambodia by archaeologists. The city was found after scientists used laser technology from the air.

Found in the Kamboja Forest

The ancient city of Mahendraparvata, sought after by experts for years, has finally been discovered in a forest in northwest Cambodia. Mahendraparvata, which means Mount Indra (King of the Gods), is a metropolitan city that flourished over 1,000 years ago and is considered the first capital of the Khmer Kingdom.

Efforts to find the remains of this mysterious site have been unsuccessful for several decades. Even scientists are not sure where to look.

Established in the year 802 AD.

Until finally an expedition in 2019 revealed a lot of information about the lost city - which is more than 300 years older than the famous Angkor Wat complex in the world.

Analysis of the findings in Phnom Kulen National Park reveals that Mahendraparvata was established in 802 AD, when the Khmer prince Jayavarman II was crowned. This marks the beginning of the ancient Khmer Kingdom.

The main feature of this discovery is the use of advanced Lidar laser scanning techniques (light detection and ranging) to determine the location of the city, which is located 40 km north of the world's largest religious site, Angkor Wat.

"Almost entirely lost from the archaeological map, except for scattered points indicating the remains of several brick temples."
According to archaeologist Jean-Baptiste Chevance, from the Archaeology and Development Foundation in England.

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"Old Khmer civilization modified the natural landscape, creating large-scale features such as ponds, reservoirs, canals, roads, temples, rice fields, and many more. However, the dense forests that often cover the researched areas pose a major obstacle in investigating them."

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“Bangsa Khmer Kuno memodifikasi bentang alam, membentuk fitur-fitur dalam skala yang sangat besar – kolam, waduk, kanal, jalan, kuil, sawah dan banyak lagi. Namun, hutan lebat yang sering menutupi wilayah yang diteliti merupakan kendala utama untuk menyelidikinya,

"Laser Technology"

The following is the translation of the 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The laser technology used enables the team to see vegetation that is hundreds of years old, now covering the remains of the city. They can then observe a large urban network stretching over 50 square kilometers across the forest."

“Banyak elemen lain dari lanskap antropogenik yang terhubung ke jaringan yang lebih luas ini, menunjukkan penjabaran rencana kota secara keseluruhan,”

"Many other elements of the anthropogenic landscape are connected to this broader network, indicating the comprehensive elaboration of urban planning."

"clearly the team."

""Dams, reservoir walls, and temple enclosure walls, the surrounding environment, and even the royal palace are bordered or coincide with linear embankment features." Despite its large size, this city was not inhabited for a long time, and people migrated to areas that were easier to live in."

"The city may not survive for centuries, or even a few decades. But the cultural and religious significance of the place still persists to this day."

According to Damian Evans, from the French School of the Far East.

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