Terry Lustig
Biographic Data
| ID | 1345130 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Terry Lustig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Terry |
| FAMILY NAME | Lustig |
| SIGNATURE | LUSTIG T |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Using ground penetrating radar to understand the failure of the Koh Ker Reservoir, Northern Cambodia
Ground penetrating radar, probing, and excavation were used to create a contour map of the topography of a buried laterite pavement forming the spillway of a large abandoned reservoir at the Angkorian‐period city of Koh Ker in Cambodia. Calculations of the flow velocity of water through the spillway, based on the topography of the laterite surface, demonstrate that this outlet was even less adequate for passing the flow of water from the Stung Ro…
Losing ground: Decline of Angkor's middle-level officials
We argue in this article that the social and economic conditions in the Angkorian society of the tenth century or earlier contributed to the decline in status of some middle-level officials, as is evident from the mid-eleventh century. Many Angkorian inscriptions written between the late ninth and late twelfth centuries record purchases and donations of lands acquired for religious foundations. The texts often contain details of transactions and …
Evidence for the breakdown of an Angkorian hydraulic system, and its historical implications for understanding the Khmer Empire
This paper examines the construction and design of a 7-km long embankment, probably built for King Jayavarman IV between 928 and 941 CE, as part of a new capital. We calculate that the capacities of the outlets were too small, and conclude that the embankment failed, probably within a decade of construction, so that the benefits of the reservoir stored by the embankment and the access road on top of it were lessened substantially. We explain how …
New insights into ‘les interminables listes nominatives d’esclaves’ from numerical analyses of the personnel in Angkorian inscriptions
This study, based on records of thousands of individual people from over 100 Angkorian temple inscriptions, looks at changes in status among the non-elite temple labour force between the 9th and 12th centuries. The personnel have been broadly categorised as being either sanctuary or non-sanctuary workers. Indications are found of the declining importance of non-sanctuary personnel and juveniles after the early Angkorian period. This raises the qu…
Varying Levels of the Dian Lakes and the Dian Lakes Culture
Historical records state that the Dian kingdom was based on thousands of square li of rich flat land around Dianchi Lake. However, through use of a digital elevation model of the area, it is found that this area was about 800 li2—substantially less. Even if the other major Dian Lakes—Fuxian, Xinyung and Qi Lu—are included, the area increases to only about 1,000 li2. In the process of checking the area stated in the historical records, some issues…
Communities of the past: A new view of the old walls and hydraulic system at Sriksetra, Myanmar (Burma)
New data from an archaeological survey of Sriksetra suggests that this important site is set for a major reinterpretation. The city functioned over a much longer period than was previously believed. There are many more buildings than had been previously recorded. Some of the city walls and moats, once considered to have been military fortifications, prove to be part of a multifunctional and evolving system of hydraulic management
The water management network of Angkor, Cambodia
Meticulous survey of the banks, channels and reservoirs at Angkor shows them to have been part of a large scale water management network instigated in the ninth century AD. Water collected from the hills was stored and could have been distributed for a wide variety of purposes including flood control, agriculture and ritual while a system of overflows and bypasses carried surplus water away to the lake, the Tonle Sap, to the south. The network ha…
The Angkorian Hydraulic City: Exploitation or Over-Exploitation of the Soil
Groslier Bernard-Philippe, Lustig Terry, Pottier Christophe. The Angkorian Hydraulic City: Exploitation or Over-Exploitation of the Soil ?. In: Aséanie 20, 2007. pp. 141-185
The water management network of Angkor, Cambodia
Meticulous survey of the banks, channels and reservoirs at Angkor shows them to have been part of a large scale water management network instigated in the ninth century AD. Water collected from the hills was stored and could have been distributed for a wide variety of purposes including flood control, agriculture and ritual while a system of overflows and bypasses carried surplus water away to the lake, the Tonle Sap, to the south. The network ha…
Losing ground: Decline of Angkor's middle-level officials
We argue in this article that the social and economic conditions in the Angkorian society of the tenth century or earlier contributed to the decline in status of some middle-level officials, as is evident from the mid-eleventh century. Many Angkorian inscriptions written between the late ninth and late twelfth centuries record purchases and donations of lands acquired for religious foundations. The texts often contain details of transactions and …
Communities of the past: A new view of the old walls and hydraulic system at Sriksetra, Myanmar (Burma)
New data from an archaeological survey of Sriksetra suggests that this important site is set for a major reinterpretation. The city functioned over a much longer period than was previously believed. There are many more buildings than had been previously recorded. Some of the city walls and moats, once considered to have been military fortifications, prove to be part of a multifunctional and evolving system of hydraulic management
Using ground penetrating radar to understand the failure of the Koh Ker Reservoir, Northern Cambodia
Ground penetrating radar, probing, and excavation were used to create a contour map of the topography of a buried laterite pavement forming the spillway of a large abandoned reservoir at the Angkorian‐period city of Koh Ker in Cambodia. Calculations of the flow velocity of water through the spillway, based on the topography of the laterite surface, demonstrate that this outlet was even less adequate for passing the flow of water from the Stung Ro…
Evidence for the breakdown of an Angkorian hydraulic system, and its historical implications for understanding the Khmer Empire
This paper examines the construction and design of a 7-km long embankment, probably built for King Jayavarman IV between 928 and 941 CE, as part of a new capital. We calculate that the capacities of the outlets were too small, and conclude that the embankment failed, probably within a decade of construction, so that the benefits of the reservoir stored by the embankment and the access road on top of it were lessened substantially. We explain how …
Varying Levels of the Dian Lakes and the Dian Lakes Culture
Historical records state that the Dian kingdom was based on thousands of square li of rich flat land around Dianchi Lake. However, through use of a digital elevation model of the area, it is found that this area was about 800 li2—substantially less. Even if the other major Dian Lakes—Fuxian, Xinyung and Qi Lu—are included, the area increases to only about 1,000 li2. In the process of checking the area stated in the historical records, some issues…
The Angkorian Hydraulic City: Exploitation or Over-Exploitation of the Soil
Groslier Bernard-Philippe, Lustig Terry, Pottier Christophe. The Angkorian Hydraulic City: Exploitation or Over-Exploitation of the Soil ?. In: Aséanie 20, 2007. pp. 141-185
Communities of the past: A new view of the old walls and hydraulic system at Sriksetra, Myanmar (Burma)
New data from an archaeological survey of Sriksetra suggests that this important site is set for a major reinterpretation. The city functioned over a much longer period than was previously believed. There are many more buildings than had been previously recorded. Some of the city walls and moats, once considered to have been military fortifications, prove to be part of a multifunctional and evolving system of hydraulic management
The water management network of Angkor, Cambodia
Meticulous survey of the banks, channels and reservoirs at Angkor shows them to have been part of a large scale water management network instigated in the ninth century AD. Water collected from the hills was stored and could have been distributed for a wide variety of purposes including flood control, agriculture and ritual while a system of overflows and bypasses carried surplus water away to the lake, the Tonle Sap, to the south. The network ha…
Varying Levels of the Dian Lakes and the Dian Lakes Culture
Historical records state that the Dian kingdom was based on thousands of square li of rich flat land around Dianchi Lake. However, through use of a digital elevation model of the area, it is found that this area was about 800 li2—substantially less. Even if the other major Dian Lakes—Fuxian, Xinyung and Qi Lu—are included, the area increases to only about 1,000 li2. In the process of checking the area stated in the historical records, some issues…
New insights into ‘les interminables listes nominatives d’esclaves’ from numerical analyses of the personnel in Angkorian inscriptions
This study, based on records of thousands of individual people from over 100 Angkorian temple inscriptions, looks at changes in status among the non-elite temple labour force between the 9th and 12th centuries. The personnel have been broadly categorised as being either sanctuary or non-sanctuary workers. Indications are found of the declining importance of non-sanctuary personnel and juveniles after the early Angkorian period. This raises the qu…
Evidence for the breakdown of an Angkorian hydraulic system, and its historical implications for understanding the Khmer Empire
This paper examines the construction and design of a 7-km long embankment, probably built for King Jayavarman IV between 928 and 941 CE, as part of a new capital. We calculate that the capacities of the outlets were too small, and conclude that the embankment failed, probably within a decade of construction, so that the benefits of the reservoir stored by the embankment and the access road on top of it were lessened substantially. We explain how …
Using ground penetrating radar to understand the failure of the Koh Ker Reservoir, Northern Cambodia
Ground penetrating radar, probing, and excavation were used to create a contour map of the topography of a buried laterite pavement forming the spillway of a large abandoned reservoir at the Angkorian‐period city of Koh Ker in Cambodia. Calculations of the flow velocity of water through the spillway, based on the topography of the laterite surface, demonstrate that this outlet was even less adequate for passing the flow of water from the Stung Ro…
Losing ground: Decline of Angkor's middle-level officials
We argue in this article that the social and economic conditions in the Angkorian society of the tenth century or earlier contributed to the decline in status of some middle-level officials, as is evident from the mid-eleventh century. Many Angkorian inscriptions written between the late ninth and late twelfth centuries record purchases and donations of lands acquired for religious foundations. The texts often contain details of transactions and …
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