Thursday, March 12, 2009

Malaysian Ruins that Predate Angkor Wat by 1,000 Years?

Story from Australia Network News: Ancient pre-Angkor kingdom unearthed in Malaysia Last Updated: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:20:00 +1100 Malaysian archaeologists say they have found the site of an an ancient kingdom in northern Kedah state, which predates Cambodia's Angkor temples and may be one of the oldest civilisations in Asia. Lead researcher Professor Mokhtar Saidin says the discovery could lead to the rewriting of history books on the region. He says buildings found in two palm oil plantations in northern Kedah last month appear to have been part of the ancient Hindu kingdom of Bujang, which existed in the area around 300AD, long before Cambodia's Angkor civilisation which flourished from the 12th to 14th centuries. Rest of story. This satellite imagery, dating from 1994 (!!!) suggests an unexplored and much larger complex to the north of Angkor QR. Just how old - and how large - are we talking about here? No one knows...

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