PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — 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 ...

Calling Cambodia’s Angkor Wat one of the most significant archaeological discoveries won’t be incorrect! This South-East ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Despite its size, it feels surprisingly ...

Archaeologists are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor Wat complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site.

While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a Buddha statue. They then brought their find—which has been dated to ...

After a dazzling sunrise, we spend over an hour examining Angkor Wat’s long decorative corridors, steep stairs and hidden nooks guarded by stone statues of Khmer lions and serpent-like naga.

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--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 ...

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.

It stands at 1.16 meters (3 3/4 feet) tall and is in the Bayon art style, associated with Angkor’s Bayon temple. “It was a big surprise when we unearthed this sculpture because all we’d ...