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Why Angkor emptied before the famous sack
Why Angkor emptied before the famous sackPeople learn that Angkor emptied in fourteen thirty-one when an army arrived. Mud from the temple moats does not show a sudden emptying. People had been leaving for a long time, the water system needed constant work, and after the capital moved, farmers still lived on the plain.Edward and Lily unpack the evidence, uncertainty, and what could settle it.To…
Duration: 5:30
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