In this July 30, 2017, image made available by the Apsara Authority of the Cambodian Government, archaeologists examine a 1.9-meter (6-foot, 3-inch) tall, 58-centimeter (23-inch) wide statue at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Working with experts from Singapore’s Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, the Apsara Authority said the 12th or 13th century statue is one of the largest to be unearthed in recent years. (Apsara Authority via AP) (Associated Press)PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Archaeologists at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex studying the site of a hospital from eight to nine centuries ago say they have found a large statue in their excavations. In late 2011, archaeologists at the temple complex unearthed the two largest Buddhist statues found there in eight decades. Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2017 13:35 UTC