| Kapitel | Titel | Seite |
|---|---|---|
| Content | ||
| Abstract/Résumée/Zusammenfassung | 5 | |
| Acknowledgements | 6 | |
| 1. | Introduction | 9 |
| 2. | The Battambang karst area | 9 |
| 2.1 | General observations | 9 |
| 2.2 | Development of the karst in south and northwest Cambodia | 10 |
| 3. | The limestone mountains and caves of Battambang | 12 |
| 3.1 | General observations | 12 |
| 3.2 | The caves of Phnom Sampeu | 13 |
| 3.3 | The caves of Phnom Kdaong | 20 |
| 3.4 | The caves of Phnom Krapoeu | 24 |
| 3.5 | The caves of Phnom Taroung Moan | 25 |
| 3.6 | The caves of Phnom Trung Tee | 26 |
| 3.7 | The caves of Phnom Takriem | 28 |
| 3.8 | The caves of Phnom Banan | 29 |
| 3.9 | The caves of Phnom Rhoum Seisa | 38 |
| 3.10 | The caves of Phnom Miadah Bai Dah | 40 |
| 3.11 | The caves of Phnom Reichiatra | 44 |
| 3.12 | The caves of Phnom Roikun | 44 |
| 3.13 | The caves of Phnom Kchao | 47 |
| 3.14 | The caves of Phnom Kamping Poi | 48 |
| 3.15 | The caves of Phnom Doun Miaei | 55 |
| 3.16 | The caves of Phnom Kul | 56 |
| 3.17 | The caves of Phnom Chak Treang | 56 |
| 3.18 | The caves of Phnom Badak | 60 |
| 4. | Cambodian Cave Fauna (by Liz Price) | 62 |
| 5. | References | 63 |
| Annexes | ||
| Caves explored during the 2008 speleological project | 64 | |
| Photo tables | 67 |
During the 2008 joint Cambodian–German–British fieldwork to the Battambang area (northwest Cambodia) 65 caves were registered, 55 of which were visited and 42 were mapped according to international standards (see Annex). A total of 4,239 metres of cave passages were surveyed, including the 116 m long La Ang Spean, which has been subject of archaeological investigations, in the late 1960s (Mourer & Mourer 1970). The longest caves found were Roung Chak Treang 2 (551 m long), Roung Reigohom 2 (396 m) and La Ang Miadah Bai Dah (354 m). This represents the most comprehensive study of the karst and the caves of the Battambang area so far.