and possibly prehistoric sites in the region and to document the growth of urban settlement there. Several studies have challenged Groslier’s hydraulic city model by analyzing the nature and availability of arable and irrigable land with respect to the giant reservoirs (baray) that Bernard-Philippe Groslier believed were used to channel water to fields.

A number of important conservation and restoration projects have begun or resumed at Angkor since 1989. Foremost among the countries sponsoring such efforts is Japan; its United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Japanese Trust Fund (Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor, orJSA) is supporting work at Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. In addition, Sophia University is conducting research at Banteay Kdei, and EFEO has resumed its work in Angkor Thom after a twenty-year hiatus. Other ongoing projects around Angkor include those sponsored by Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, and the United States (World Monuments Fund). The governmental organization Autorité pour la Protection du Site et l’Aménagement de la Région d’Angkor (APSARA) was created in 1995 to assume responsibility for managing the Angkor area.

Angkor Wat—and Cambodia’s archaeological sites in general—are sources of pride, and Cambodians support efforts to study and protect their ancient heritage. Perhaps the most distinctive features of the archaeological work pursued in Cambodia since 1989, be it research or conservation, are its collaborative nature and its commitment to training future generations of Khmer archaeologists. From the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, colonial-period archaeologists made impressive contributions to our understanding of Indochina’s archaeological past. With classroom, field, and professional training programs now in place, the history of Cambodian archaeology in the next century promises to include many contributions by indigenous archaeologists who are studying their own archaeological heritage.

Miriam Stark

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Camden, William

(1551–1623)

Born in London the son of a painter, William Camden attended St. Paul’s School, where he received an excellent classical training, and then proceeded to Oxford. In 1575, he became a master at Westminster School in London, where he taught for the rest of his life.

Camden was the founder of antiquarian studies in England through his immensely influential book Britannia, which was first published in 1586, and he brought a wide range of skills to the elucidation of the remote past of his country. Well read in Greek and Roman literature, he was familiar with all the references to Britain made by the ancient historians, geographers, and poets. He was an eminent topographer and had a pronounced interest in coins and inscriptions. He was expert in genealogies and the history