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Buddha is not head discovery 800 years old

Los Angeles : CA : USA | Oct 29, 2011 at 4:52 AM PDT
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Fact file on Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex

Management conservation and restoration of monuments Angkor Wat, Cambodia announced that it has unearthed a statue of Buddha is not head 2.4 m highestimates dating back about 800 years.

The statue was found in the Ta Prohm temple of Angkor Wat relics, which filmed the movie "Lara Croft: TombRaider" (secret tomb) of the famous Hollywood actressAngelina Jolie.

Deputy Director of relics management Im Sokrithy he said, after a heavy rain, a statue next to reveal the path to the temple, from which archaeologists have foundthe giant statue stumps. Sokrithy He adds that the present relic temple Angkor Watis a team of Indian embellishment. Maybe this team will be responsible for addingthe restoration of the statue. The process of restoration will cost about $ 4 million.

According to Saurav Ray, secretary of the Indian embassy in Phnom Penh: "The statue is great effects typical of Khmer art. Both are masterpieces of sculpture at the hands of artisans Angkor. No doubt, this is one of the most valuable discoveries inmodern history. "

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Posted By MichelleDevlin MichelleDevlin | 7 months ago
very interesting news thanks for sharing rated up!
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the title of the report is very very confusing ... is it about the discovery of a Buddha statue with the head missing?
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