Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap, authorities said on Wednesday. The statues — depicting so-called “door guardians” — were discovered last week near the north gate leading to the 11th-century Royal Palace at Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Khmer Empire.
A dozen centuries-old sandstone statues discovered in Angkor
Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap, authorities said on Wednesday. The statues — depicting so-called “door guardians” — were discovered last week near the north gate leading to the 11th-century Royal Palace at Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Khmer Empire.
