NHK Documentary S2016E11 - Rediscovering Ancient Asia: Angkor, Cambodia

The Angkor complex in Cambodia has remained a mystery for centuries due to the loss of the civilization's records. But now, with new investigations using laser beams from a helicopter, and results of archaeological from the past, this mystery is gradually being unveiled. What has emerged is an enormous metropolis that existed in dense jungle. This episode introduces the Angkor civilization, which once enjoyed prosperity and later disappeared into obscurity.