Supplementary Material for “Solstice Alignments at Angkor Wat and Nearby Temples: Connecting to the Cycles of Time”

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  • William F. Romain Independent Scholar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.38250

Keywords:

Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Khmer, Preah Khan of Kompong Svay, solstice alignments

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Author Biography

  • William F. Romain, Independent Scholar

    William F. Romain, PhD (University of Leicester, 2004) is an archaeologist specializing in archaeoastronomy and ancient religions. He is past research associate with the Newark Earthworks Center, The Ohio State University and has conducted fieldwork in China, Inner Mongolia, Cambodia, Tibet, and the United States. He is a Fellow of The Explorer’s Club, licensed private pilot, and author of three books and numerous articles.

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2019-02-03

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Romain, W. F. (2019). Supplementary Material for “Solstice Alignments at Angkor Wat and Nearby Temples: Connecting to the Cycles of Time”. Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 4(2), S1-S17. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.38250