Early history of Cambodia
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The early history of Cambodia follows the prehistoric and protohistoric development of Cambodia as a country in mainland Southeast Asia. Thanks to archaeological work carried out since 2009, this can
Archaeologists examine prehistoric cave paintings in Pursat province
Ancient Khmer script
Khmer, armed with war elephants, drove out the Cham in the 12th century.
Khmer people
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The Khmer people are an ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Austroasiatic languag
Early history of Cambodia
…Funan was absorbed by the Khmer Chenla and became a vassal itself. Funan disappears from history in the 7th century. The people of Chenla were probably Khmer. Inscriptions prove that Khmer script, adopted from south Indian Pallava script, had fully developed and was in use alongside Sanskrit. Chenla is first…
Photo of a Khmer bride in traditional clothing featuring the sbai (ceremonial breast sash) and sampot sarabap (brocade silk skirt) draped as ka'at kbal neak ("folded like a naga head"), by Gervais-Courtellemont, published in 1928
Khmer people in traditional Khmer attire during the new year
Ancient Khmer script
Angkor Wat in the 1900s