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Uncommon Friends
Julie Adams Church
其他書名
Celebrating the Human-animal Bond
出版H J Kramer, 2002
主題Nature / Animals / GeneralPets / GeneralPets / Cats / GeneralPets / Dogs / GeneralPets / Essays & Narratives
ISBN09158119609780915811960
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=H88kd9SEeWcC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In the late sixteenth century a mythical encounter was reported on an elephant hunt in the dense jungle north of the Tonle Sap, or Great Lake, of central Cambodia. King Satha of Cambodia and his retainers were beating a path through the undergrowth when they were halted by stone giants, and then a massive wall. The King, the fable reported, ordered 6,000 men to bring down the wall, thereby exposing the city of Angkor - 'lost' for over a century.Subsequent reports from Portuguese missionaries described its four gateways, with bridges flanked by stone figures leading across a moat. There were idols covered in gold, inscriptions, fountains, canals, and 'a temple with five towers, called Angor sic]'. For four centuries, this huge complex has inspired awe amongst visitors from all over the world, but only now are its origins and history becoming clear.This book begins with the progress of the prehistoric communities of the area and draws on the author's recent excavations to portray the rich and expansive chiefdoms that existed at the dawn of civilization.