029 - The Lost Cities of the Khmer: Angkor's Hydraulic Empire

Beneath the jungles of Cambodia lies the skeleton of a metropolis. Angkor was not just a temple complex; it was the heart of a vast "hydraulic empire" that mastered water on an epic scale. This episode reveals how engineering, not just conquest, built the Khmer Empire.

Using cutting-edge Lidar technology, we visualize the sprawling city and its intricate canals, reservoirs, and moats that managed monsoon floods and droughts. Learn how this water network supported a million people, and how its eventual failure may have contributed to Angkor’s mysterious decline and retreat into the forest.

Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi. Produced by Light Knot Studios (lightknotstudios.com).

Видео 029 - The Lost Cities of the Khmer: Angkor's Hydraulic Empire канала Light Knot Studios