Study on the historical developments of Ancient Khmer Empire using GIS

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24760529
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Architectural history/design
• Research Institution: Independent Administrative Institution National Institutes for Cultural Heritage Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Principal Investigator: SATO Katsura 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京文化財研究所, その他部局等, アソシエイトフェロー (80454198)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: カンボジア / 古代都市 / クメール遺跡 / GIS / リモートセンシング / 国際情報交換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to grasp historical developments of successive capital cities of the ancient Khmer empire from a macro perspective, by focusing on its relationship with topography and water system. Generally, Mahendraparvata constructed at the beginning of the 9th century on the Kulen mountain is considered to be the opening of the Angkor period, however, based on the fact that a pyramid-shaped central temple was already constructed in the 7th century at Ishanapura, the relationship between sacred mountain and capital city had changed on that occasion.

Free Research Field

建築学