Lecturer: Miriam Stark (University of Hawai'i at Manoa) Angkor’s first great king, Jayavarman II, established Cambodia’ Angkorian state on the banks of the Tonle Sap in 802 CE and built his first capital, Mahendraparvata, on the slope of the nearby Kulen mountains. What followed were six centuries of political competition, warfare, and imperial rule by […]
Discover the kaleidoscope of Israel’s archaeological riches in springtime. Highlights include iconic ancient and religious sites, including five that are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list: the spectacular, tragic fortress of King Herod at Masada; the Biblical Tel (settlement mound) of Megiddo; a view of Haifa’s Bahá’à Gardens from Mt. Carmel; the Jewish necropolis of […]
Anawalt Lecture
The Angkorian World: Polity and Cosmos in Southeast Asia, with Miriam Stark, UH Manoa
Ahmanson Lecture
