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Missing torso of Buddha’s head discovered, solves century-old puzzle
Archaeologists discovered a torso that unexpectedly matched an iconic Buddha head that had been unearthed more than a century ago. Spanning 402 acres, Angkor is recognized as one of the most ...
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
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Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
The pieces of a disarticulated statue of Buddha have been reunited nearly a century after the first piece was found at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia, archaeology officials announced.
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Cambodian Archaeologists Reunite a Sculpture Head and Torso After 100 Years
Archaeologists at Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia have discovered a 800-year-old Buddha torso that matches a statue head found in ...
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Archaeologists Celebrate Discovery of Missing 12th-Century Buddha Torso in Cambodia’s Ancient Angkor Temple
Hailed as a ‘significant find,’ the missing and long-searched-for Buddha torso has been dated between the 12th and 13th centuries ...
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Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
Archaeologists said a Buddha head was found during the years of French ... The statue has jewelry and has its hand placed in a odd way for an art piece of this time period, researchers said.