How Kings Created Angkor Wat—Then Lost It
New archaeological research reveals that leaders centralized agriculture in the famous city shortly before its decline.
Sarah Klassen
Sarah Klassen received her Ph.D. in anthropology (archaeology) from Arizona State University in 2018. She now holds a Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship in archaeology from the European Research Council at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Klassen currently directs the Koh Ker Archaeological Project and co-directs the Cambodian Archaeological Lidar Initiative. These projects are funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the European Research Council. Follow her on Instagram @dr.sarahklassen.
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The Hidden Color Code in Mimbres Pottery
Patterned markings on some Southwestern pots in the U.S. may have been used to symbolize color in black-and-white arts.