The Center for Khmer Studies is delighted to welcome Jean-Baptiste Chevance & Sakhoeun Sakada to our Public Lecture Series. The pair would like to present their findings from the various archaeological campaigns carried out in the Kulen hills. The talk is entitled:
"The Phnom Kulen Program"
Date: 8/11/2012
Time: 17.30 - 18.30
Venue: CKS Conference Hall, Wat Damnak, Siem Reap
Refreshments will be Provided
Please Confirm attendance by 07/11/2012
Email: mparsons[atmark]khmerstudies.org or call 063 964 385
Abstract: Initiated by Jean-Baptiste Chevance in 2007 and entirely funded by private donors, the Phnom Kulen Program supported by The Archaeology & Development Foundation (ADF) aims to refine the different occupations of the Phnom Kulen, to promote the training of young Cambodian specialists, particularly archaeologists from RUFA, and to contribute to the development of the local communities, through health, education and income generation.
Phnom Kulen is a unique topographic feature in the Angkorian landscape, dotted with numerous archaeological, architectural, rock shelter sites and hydraulic features. Many epigraphic studies reference Phnom Kulen, which attests to its importance in Khmer history, however very little field studies have been undertaken.
The Phnom Kulen Program intends to conduct global archaeological field studies including prospections, surveys, excavations and conservation. The program is undertaken in close collaboration with the APSARA National Authority and is linked to numerous other archaeological teams working in Angkor.
The talk will begin with the projection of a 2009 documentary about the Phnom Kulen Program, followed by a presentation on the results of the various archaeological campaigns and other activities in the fields.
Jean-Baptiste Chevance graduated from l'Ecole du Louvre in 1997 and completed his Master at the University La Sorbonne in Paris on architecture and decoration of the Phnom Kulen temples (2005). He has obtain his Ph.D in 2011 at the same university. He has been working in Angkor since 1999 as an archaeologist for the EFEO, for the FSP Program and for the preventive archaeological unit at the APSARA Authority. Besides, he worked intensively for INRAP in France. He designed the Phnom Kulen Program in 2007 and has been managing it since.
Sakheoun Sakada graduated from RUFA University, faculty of Archaeology, in 2009. He was involved in many archaeological projects such as the one lead by Sydney University, Sophia University, Sre Ampil (Mr Phon Kaseka). He has been working for ADF since 2009.
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http://khmerstudies.org/events/public-lecture-series/
