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

Author: SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 12/03/2025 | 15:44:59

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The torso of a statue of Buddha matches a head found nearly a century ago. It stands at 1.16 meters (3 3/4 feet) tall and is in the Bayon art style. The statue’s presumed head was discovered at the same temple in 1927 during the French colonial era. Scholars consider it one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia. The site is Cambodia’s most popular tourist attraction and in 2024 attracted about a million international tourists.

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