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Aerial view of Mekong River joining Tonle Sap Lake near Siem Reap: This view photographed from an airplane shows where the Mekong River joins Tonlé Sap Lake near Siem Reap in Cambodia. The waterways of the Mekong are the region's primary conduit for local trade and transportation. The Mekong River flows approximately 2,800...; Format: image/photograph

Bas relief showing Hindu deities riding bull over doorway at Banteay Srei Temple: This sandstone bas relief characterized by detailed floral scrolls shows a male and a (now headless) female Hindu deity riding a bull. A protective monster face (known as a "kala") appears below the bull. The carving appears over a doorway on the south annex...; Format: image/photograph

Bats in Khmer temple: In my opinion Angkor Wat in Cambodia surpasses the ancient Egyptian ruins, though it is by far less well-known, especially amongst Americans. Angkor Wat is the name of an important temple built by the ancient Khmer civilization, but also has also come to refer...; Format: audio

Bayon Temple tower wall with carved stone faces in profile at Angkor Thom: This view of Bayon Temple tower walls at Angkor Thom reveals two carved stone faces in profile. The one in foreground at left is covered with lichen and harder to discern from the surrounding stone walls. Such huge and serenely smiling faces are carved on...; Format: image/photograph

Broken stone doorway at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: The massive left stone post of this doorway at Ta Prohm has broken and dropped to the ground. The top and right side of the stone door frame remain wedged in place, allowing people to pass through. Ta Prohm was built as a double-moated, royal monastery during...; Format: image/photograph

Cambodia: Political map (1997): Format: image/map

Cambodia: Shaded relief map (1997): Format: image/map

Cambodian flag flies above metal roof of building near Siem Reap: A Cambodian flag flies above the corrugated metal roof of a building near Siem Reap. The Cambodian flag has three horizontal, colored bands. The top and bottom bands are blue, and the double-width middle band is red. Centered in the red band is a black-outlined,...; Format: image/photograph

Carved relief of four dancing female divinities with spiked crowns at Angkor Wat: Four dancing female divinities with spiked crowns appear together on a carved stone bas-relief at Angkor Wat. These dancing female divinities (each called an "apsaras") are said to be created for the entertainment of the Hindu gods. They often are recognizable...; Format: image/photograph

Carved stone reliefs of Garuda supporting Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom: Carved stone reliefs of Garuda, a Hindu mythical bird who transports the god Vishnu, appear to support the Elephant Terrace at Angkor Thom, literally the "Great City." This high stone platform now called the Elephant Terrace (because of its elephant carvings)...; Format: image/photograph

Cham tower overgrown by vegetation south of Hai An: A damaged brick and stone Cham tower stands overgrown by vegetation in a rural area south of Hai An. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth century A.D. Maritime trade between India and...; Format: image/photograph

Cham tower seen through an archway in Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang: A Cham tower with ascending smaller levels and rounded corner towers is seen through an archway in the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built of brick and stone by ethnic Chams between the seventh and twelfth...; Format: image/photograph

Cham tower with repair scaffolding in Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang: Scaffolds allowing workers to climb and make repairs are seen at the right and left sides of one of the main Cham towers in the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. Tall arched forms are characteristic of these monuments built of brick and stone by ethnic Chams...; Format: image/photograph

Children's games: This was recorded as part of a multi-day Mekong Delta tour that started in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and finished in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a unique experience to cross the border over water rather than overland. We were amongst the first groups...; Format: audio

Christian church service singing in Phnom Penh: This is a recording of a Christian church service in Phnom Penh. Christianity, like all religions in Cambodia, was once prohibited from being practiced by Pol Pot and his genocidal regime. However, less than 20 years later, it is possible to find Christian...; Format: audio

Church service in Phnom Penh: This is a recording of a Christian church service in Phnom Penh. Christianity, like all religions in Cambodia, was once prohibited from being practiced by Pol Pot and his genocidal regime. However, less than 20 years later, it is possible to find Christian...; Format: audio

Crumbling stone arch over doorway at Ta Prohm site at Angkor: A stone "false arch" crumbles over a doorway at the Ta Prohm site at Angkor. Rather than building a vaulted arch, which requires a scaffold but spreads weight evenly down the wall for good support, Khmer builders erected weaker "corbel" or "false" arches,...; Format: image/photograph

Dancing music in Cambodia, near Ta Promh: This is a musical excerpt recorded in the Angkor Wat temple complex in northern Cambodia. Angkor Wat is the name of an important temple built by the ancient Khmer civilization, but also has also come to refer to the expanse of temples in northern Cambodia...; Format: audio

Detail carving of dancing Hindu deity and musicians on Cham tower at Nha Trang: A low relief carving depicts a dancing Hindu deity and musicians on a Cham tower at the Po Nagar complex at Nha Trang. The larger central figure has four arms and wears a crown. Two smaller figures accompany her, one playing a flute. The central figure resembles...; Format: image/photograph

Eighth century Cham stone statue of Hindu god Ganesha at Danang Museum: This stone statue of the Hindu god Ganesha, located at the Danang Museum, was carved by Chams during the eighth century. The statue portrays Ganesha standing erect with his elephant head and human body. Barefoot but dressed in a fine draped tunic, Ganesha...; Format: image/photograph

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