Posted on 07/21/2002 1:43:44 PM PDT by vannrox
It dug up 103 pieces of Buddhist statues in mid-March, at Banteay Kdei temple, one of the dozens of temples built near the northern Cambodian town of Siem Reap between the 9th and 14th centuries.
The pieces likely date back to the Angkorian period from the reign of Jayavarman VII, who ruled at the end of the 12th century.
Cambodian officials confirmed the find was significant but not surprising.
Many relics are believed to be in the earth surrounding Cambodia's dozens of temples but few excavations have been undertaken.
The Sophia University team dug up a complete Buddha on the grounds of Banteay Kdei in August, all the relics will be given over to the Apsara Authority which manages the temple region.
No place is really picked clean. You just need to dig a little deeper.
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(Some old Marines might recognize "Cat's Tooth" Mountain in background.)
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Recently, a team from the University of Sophia (Japan) uncovered 274 fragment pieces of sculptures of the Buddha while pursuing a research excavation in Banteay Kdei. This is a very important finding for archaeological research on Angkor. Most of the uncovered statues are sculpted from sandstone; a small number of the statues are made of metal. When the research is completed, these pieces of Buddha will be kept in the storerooms of Angkor Conservation.
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