Analysis of this remote area was a true collaboration of archaeology and technology. ![]() Sman Teng, the name designating one of the many types of rice enjoyed by the Khmer, was 'discovered' by a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., working in collaboration with an archaeological expert on the Angkor region. ![]() It is an important indicator of the strategic and natural resource contributions of the area northwest of the capitol, to the urban center of Angkor. The temple is thought to date to the 11th Century: the heyday of Angkor. ![]() The temple, known as ' Sman Teng,' was known to the local Khmer people, but had remained unknown to historians due to the remoteness of its location. This image of Cambodia's Angkor region, taken by NASA's Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR), reveals a temple (upper-right) not depicted on early 19th Century French archeological survey maps and American topographic maps.
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