Angkor was the largest pre-industrial urban center in the world during the 11th to 13th centuries.
Is it true that Angkor was the largest pre-industrial urban center in the world during the 11th to 13th centuries?
Yes. Archaeological and remote-sensing studies consistently identify Angkor as the largest pre-industrial urban complex during the medieval period.
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The retrieved papers repeatedly designate Angkor as the largest or one of the most extensive preindustrial settlement complexes/cities, supporting the claim without any contradictory evidence in the provided literature.
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DH, E., RJ, F., C, P., JB, C., D, S., BS, T., S, I., D, E., T, T., S, K., C, C., S, D. G., K, H., P, B., R, K., I, S., & G, B. (2013). Uncovering archaeological landscapes at Angkor using lidar.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1306539110
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S, K., AK, C., DH, E., S, O., MT, S., AA, L., M, P., P, H., M, H., P, W., J, N., GP, M., C, P., & RJ, F. (2021). Diachronic modeling of the population within the medieval Greater Angkor Region settlement complex.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abf8441
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S, K., SG, O., J, L., & D, E. (2022). Provisioning an Early City: Spatial Equilibrium in the Agricultural Economy at Angkor, Cambodia.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-021-09535-5
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The retrieved papers repeatedly designate Angkor as the largest or one of the most extensive preindustrial settlement complexes/cities, supporting the claim without any contradictory evidence in the provided literature.
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