New light on Cambodia’s Dark Age (1350 - 1750)

该项目旨在对1350年至1750年间位于湄公河和洞里萨河主干道河岸上的柬埔寨中期首都进行首次系统的考古调查。虽然吴哥窟的衰落是东南亚历史上最重要的事件之一，但我们没有一个确切的日期，这一事件涉及数十万人的重新安置。通过确定吴哥国王何时迁往南部首都，我们将澄清吴哥的终结，从被认为是黑暗时代的柬埔寨历史中检索柬埔寨历史，并揭示著名的吴哥过去与现当代柬埔寨之间的重要联系。

This project aims to conduct the first systematic archaeological investigations of Cambodian Middle Period capitals on the banks of the Mekong and Tonle Sap arterial rivers between 1350 and 1750. Whilst the decline of Angkor is one of the most significant events in the history of Southeast Asia, we do not have a precise date for the event that involved the relocation of many hundreds of thousands of people. By determining when the Kings of Angkor moved to the southern capitals we will clarify the end of Angkor, retrieve Cambodian history from a perceived Dark Age, and reveal critical linkages between the celebrated Angkorian past and modern and contemporary Cambodia.