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From: Architexturez <interface.services@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:02:11 +0530
Architexturez wrote:
But in the end, maintenance became too labor-intensive, Evans said. As
trees were removed from the landscape, sediment began accumulating in
the canals at a rate more rapid than it could be removed. Many dike
walls collapsed, although it is not yet known when that occurred.
Ruins of Giant City Found Around Angkor Temples
By Markus Becker
What was long believed to be a scattered settlement surrounding the
famous temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia has now been identified
as the largest pre-industrial city to have been discovered so far.
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,499844,00.html