For Aussies with an interest in Camodia there is a special on Foreign Correspondent 9:30pm Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Australian archaeologists are investigating the collapse of the Angkor kingdom 500 years ago. Eric Campbell joins them and looks into who's getting the money from Cambodia's most prominent tourist attraction.
Also showing on ABC2
- 8:30am Wednesday, May 14
- 8:30am Wednesday, May 21
- 8:30am Wednesday, May 28Also showing on ABC
- 1:00pm Saturday, May 17
- 9:30pm Tuesday, May 20
- 1:00pm Saturday, May 24
- 9:30pm Tuesday, May 27
- 1:00pm Saturday, May 31
Scambodia - The Double Mystery of Angkor
Reporter: Eric Campbell
Why did the highly advanced Angkor civilisation of South-East Asia suddenly disappear more than five hundred years ago?
Scientists from Sydney University along with French and Cambodian experts believe they've unlocked part of the mystery.
Eric Campbell reports on the archaeological quest of the century and also confronts a modern mystery of what's become known as Scambodia - who's getting the money from the country's most acclaimed tourist attraction?
13/05/2008: Scambodia: The Double Mystery of Angkor - Story Archive - Foreign Correspondent