Angkor, Buddha and Cambodia

The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex
Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site.
Missing Torso of Buddha Statue Found at Angkor Wat Complex
Archaeologists just solved a century-old mystery at Cambodia’s Angkor Temple Complex. They unearthed the long-lost torso of a Buddha statue from the Khmer Empire, the medieval Hindu-Buddhist civilization that once exerted influence over much of mainland Southeast Asia.
Archaeologists unearth centuries-old statue in Cambodia’s Angkor temple
Archaeologists unearth centuries-old statue in Cambodia’s Angkor temple - The torso remarkably matches a head discovered at the same site nearly a century ago
Missing torso of Buddha statue found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
According to archaeologists, the head of the same statue was dug up in 1927 and is now in Cambodia's National museum in the capital Phnom Penh. The two parts may be reattached for display. View on eur
The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
The statue’s presumed head was discovered at the same temple in 1927 during the French colonial era, and is currently kept at Cambodia’s main National Museum in the capital Phnom Penh. Neth ...
Archaeologists Celebrate Discovery of Missing 12th-Century Buddha Torso in Cambodia’s Ancient Angkor Temple
Hailed as a ‘significant find,’ the missing and long-searched-for Buddha torso has been dated between the 12th and 13th centuries
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Surprise find at ancient temple could complete century-old puzzle
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In Thailand, this ancient city nicknamed the Venice of the East home to over 400 temples is Southeast Asia’s most remarkable archaeological site
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