Archaeologists See Angkor Reliving Past; Stress of Tourism Mirrors Earlier Ecological Abuse

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 17, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

By destroying vast tracts of forest to enlarge their farmland, inhabitants of the wondrous city of Angkor lit the fuse to an ecological time bomb that spelled doom for what was once the world's largest urban area.

So believe archaeologists engaged in groundbreaking research into the ancient civilization of Angkor.

And they are warning that history could repeat itself through the reckless pursuit of dollars from tourists flocking to see Angkor's fabled monuments.

"It's just a weird cycle," said Mitch Hendrickson, who recently led an excavation team researching Angkor's history as a human ...

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