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General Editor: Jane Clark Chermayeff & Associates
Jane Clark Chermayeff, Principal
Julia Rousakis, Associate
Jill Gilmartin, Project Manager
Text Editor: Julia Rousakis
Editorial assistance provided by David Barber and Nuha Ansari.
The papers by Christophe Pottier and Claude Jacques were translated from the French by
Coline Irwin.
Graphic Design: Christiane Lalonde
Front Cover: Buddhist monk on the summit of <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong>
Photo: Michael Ellis, 2005
The articles that appear in this publication are edited versions of papers delivered during
the <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Public Interpretation, December 4-6, 2005, at the Center
for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
The <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Public Interpretation is supported in part by an award
from the U.S. Department of State for the <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> Conservation and Presentation
Project. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed herein are
those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of State.
The <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Public Interpretation has also been made possible in
part by AMERICAN EXPRESS®, through the WORLD MONUMENTS WATCH®, a program
of the WORLD MONUMENTS FUND®. The articles in this publication reflect the
opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of American Express or
the World Monuments Fund.
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conservation of monuments and sites worldwide. Since its founding in 1965, the New
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successful intervention; aiding more than 430 irreplaceable sites in 83 countries.
The contents of this book and additional <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> <strong>Workshop</strong> on Public
Interpretation articles are available in PDF form on the Center for Khmer Studies Web site,
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ISBN 10: 99950-51-03-6
ISBN 13: 978-99950-51-03-7
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Table of Contents
Foreword Bonnie Burnham and H.E. Ros Borath 5
Acknowledgements 7
Preface John Stubbs 9
Introduction Jane Clark Chermayeff 11
<strong>Workshop</strong> Participants 17
<strong>Workshop</strong> Program 19
History of the <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> Monument Claude Jacques 23
Searching for Goloupura Christophe Pottier 41
Hydrology and the Siting of Yasodharapura Robert Acker 73
An Archaeological Strategy for <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> 87
Prasanna Weerawardane and Chhan Chamroeun
Environment and Landscape Jean-Jacques Dupuy 90
Forest Management in Angkor Park Hang Peou 93
Angkor Site Planning and <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong>’s Landscape Cécile Califano 100
Toward a Multipurpose Interactive Model to Visualize and Simulate 106
the <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> Temple Area Michael Winckler and Hans-Georg Bock
A Commitment to Community Engagement Khuon Khun-Neay 115
The People of Angkor: Between Tradition and Development Fabienne Luco 118
Photo Folio 131
Tourist Patterns at <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> Chau Sun Kérya 138
<strong>Bakheng</strong> Tourism: Setting New Standards for Angkor Tim Winter 147
The Conservation Master Plan for <strong>Phnom</strong> <strong>Bakheng</strong> Michael Ellis 153
Bibliography 157