How Singapore team uncovered ancient guardian statue in Angkor Wat
How Singapore team uncovered ancient guardian statue in Angkor Wat
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Archaeological field school helped unearth rare, 12th-century statue two days into test excavation
Melody ZaccheusHeritage and Community Correspondent
An archaeological field school from Singapore which set up a 12-day excavation at Cambodia's Angkor Wat has helped unearth a rare, late 12th-century statue.
Buried in a pit about 40cm deep, the approximately 2m-tall sandstone statue, sculpted in the image of a guardian, was dug up last Saturday at the ancient Tonle Snguot hospital complex, just two days into a test excavation.
The find has been described by experts the world over as incredible and the most significant in recent years, since most of the site's valuable items have been looted.
Speaking to The Straits Times, head of the field team, Dr Kyle Latinis from Singapore's ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute's Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC), said: "It is extremely rare to discover something so significant just days into our dig. We were lucky and in the right place. We also had a good sampling strategy.
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