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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
For nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National Museum of Cambodia. Its ...
Centuries-old serpent head — Buddha’s protector — found buried in Cambodia. See it
For centuries, the reign of King Jayavarman VII of Cambodia was mostly lost to history. That was before archaeologists began ...
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...
Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
The pieces of a disarticulated statue of Buddha have been reunited nearly a century after the first piece was found at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia, archaeology officials announced.