An international team led by Dr. Damian Evans of the University of Sydney (Australia) has mapped 370 square kilometers of land around Angkor, with details that had never been shown before. A not inconsiderable performance if we take into account the density of the jungle in that area, and the presence of anti-human mines that still abound

During its nocturnal rotation around the celestial North Pole, when Draco is above the North Star and therefore visible at the latitude of Cambodia, it is in an inverted position with respect to the line of Angkor temples. But in 11,500 BCE, Vega was the polar reference of the north and the Draco constellation was perfectly aligned with the temples and above the horizon.

The struggle between these two races is one of the most important legends in the Khmer folklore, as monkeys appear in various parts of the temple as well as in other temple complexes. However, looking more closely at some of the images, we noticed some somatic details that corroborate what we said before: some of the alleged "monkeys" have indeed reptilian traits

The Nagas, mythical snakes of Hindu mythology who in some versions would be chthonian beings whose inherent wickedness drives them out of their underground burrows only to kidnap and kill human children; in Khmer culture the Nagas represent a fundamental element both from an architectural and a sculptural point of view. The Nagas are depicted as

In Angkor Wat, the representation of Vishnu “churning the ocean of Milk,” for example, is one of the most important clues leading to the connection between the Khmer culture (which was Hindu, therefore Brahminic) and the astronomical elements. Following this trail, how can we not see the Milky Way in the Ocean of Milk and the cosmic energy in the Serpent?

Perfectly integrated with the architecture of the buildings, and one of the main causes of its fame is the extensive decoration of Angkor Wat, predominantly in the form of bas-reliefs. The inner walls of the outer gallery have a series of scenes describing epic Hindu episodes taken from the sacred texts of the Ramayana and Mahabharata

Angkor Wat has been defined by some as the greatest expenditure of human energy for the burial of a corpse. Freeman and Jacques, however, note that many high temples at Angkor are typically oriented eastwards, and suggest that Angkot Wat's orientation to the west should be ascribed to his inspiring god, Vishnu, who was associated with the West

According to the legend, the construction of Angkor Wat was ordered by Indra as a palace for his son Precha Ket Mealea. According to Chinese traveler Daguan Zhou (13th century), some believed that the temple was built in a single night by a divine architect. Our Khmer guide confirms this legend, adding that King Suryavarman II himself, aided by

The islands of Malta and Gozo are the most famous of the archipelago, and hosts the largest number of the mysterious and ancient Cart Ruts, also known as Cart Tracks. They are grooves engraved into the stone of Malta in so large a number, in such a confused and entangled manner to leave anyone with a lot

Malta hosts one of the most ancient – if not the most ancient – Megalithic civilization in the world; it is an island considered magical by Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Greek alike. It might also be one of the remnants of the lost continent of Atlantis.