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The Khmer Water Wars: How Angkor Fell to Its Own Dams
While previous episodes explored the astronomical alignments of Angkor Wat and the political maneuvering of Jayavarman VII, this episode investigates the hydraulic catastrophe that dismantled the empire. We trace the lifecycle of the West Baray and the intricate canal networks that sustained Yasodharapura’s million-strong population. Lucas and Luna examine how the Khmer engineers, masterful as they were, eventually lost control of the Tonlé Sap system. Through the lens of paleoclimatology and recent LiDAR surveys, we uncover how a series of monsoons in the late thirteenth century turned the…
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