How LIDAR Scans Reveal Angkor's Hidden City

LIDAR sends out a million laser points to create a digital outline of the land's surface. Scientists are using these high-tech renderings to uncover the secrets of Angkor Wat and the original metropolis that once surrounded it.

From: ANGKOR REVEALED: The Hidden Megacity

[user__]

Angkor Wat should have been one of the official 7 wonders of the world!
Much superior to the uninspiring 'Christ Redeemer' statue in Brazil

[radataentry]

In the Angkorian era, our ancestors abandoned the temples of Angkor Wat without fighting due to the floods and to escape the armies of the Portuguese Empire. He moved to present-day Phnom Penh, leaving only a small army to protect the heavily forested temple of Angkor Wat, leaving a legacy for future generations of Cambodians to know about their great past.

[ue]

One of the most magnificent Hindu temples in the world!

[calkinsb]

Absolutely a beautiful and mystical place to visit

[StephenStrum]

LIDAR is amazing technology. It is surprising to see the ignorance manifested by some of the comments below. I wonder if they heard of RADAR or ultrasound or of cars that are driven via ultrasound feedback to the auto's computer.

[jvaikido]

It has to be much older than what historians are telling you. Building material Like rock was far away from the building site. Needed a very large labor force to transport all the rock from far away. It must take them Many centuries not 40 Years to build such a huge temple. And must be much older than what the authorities are saying.

[dragonhold]

Can't wait for Assassin's Creed Ancient Cambodia.

[mandavaramesh]

Planning of temple and city was perfect.geometry was well used.they know trigonometry.they done marking accurately more than with today's total station.

[unexplainedmysteries]

Wow, the Kingdom of Cambodia was real.

[vancegilmore]

I am amazed by what the Vedic civilization accomplished in Cambodia.

[minji.__.j]

Wow I didn’t know how much mystery is in the temple that represents my country

[naochanseth]

i love Cambodia Angkor Wat in Cambodia

[ketoetastawa]

Is it posible to reveal about Majapahit Kingdom complex, that bulid in 12 century in East Java Indonesia, by using LIDAR???

[mindseyeproductions]

man made moat surrounded by stonework, inside and out of Angkor Watt the rock surface is covered with micro carving anywhere your eyes can gaze.

[Rehabisforquitters]

I feel like we should be using LiDAR tech all around the world now. if we found all of this just in one city. Then who knows what other strange things are under our feet

[dmaryiaharper]

So why are they not using this in Egypt over the Sphinx and Pyramids?

[melaniamonicacraciun]

Get involved fans, get more scanning maps, digging out not only important archeologycal sites but also water stocks or ... who knows what dangerous holes under the ground left behind by centuries of soil exploitation, this is a huge opportunity for doing a lot of great things indeed, think about it Ok?

[gk]

लाइट और टेक्नोलॉजी का आने वाले समय में बॉलीवुड और हॉलीवुड में बहुत ज्यादा प्रयोग होने लगेगा और साथ ही साथ अवश्य ही काल्पनिक चित्र शहरों और स्ट्रक्चर का निर्माण इसी के माध्यम से किया जाएगा जो कि एक वासिस्ता को सोचने के लिए मजबूर कर देगा सचमुच जैक भवति पावरफुल टेक्नोलॉजी

[gururajgampa]

ಜೈ ಹಿಂದೂ ಸನಾತನ ಧರ್ಮ....Jai Hindu Sanathan Dharam

[saysamnang]

We have Angkor wat and don’t say that we steal it from thai because soon Thailand will come to an end