Archaeologists Discover Ancient Stone Turtle in Drained Angkor Reservoir
The reservoir houses the remnants of a centuries-old temple now undergoing excavation
Stone turtle
A large sandstone turtle unearthed at last week at the Angkor Wat temple complex (Courtesy of the Apsara Authority)
By Alex Fox
SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
MAY 12, 2020 10:21AM
Last Wednesday, archaeologists conducting excavations at the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia unearthed a large stone turtle statue thought to date to the tenth century A.D., reports Sopheng Cheang for the Associated Press. The sculpture is one of several rare artifacts recovered from the temporarily drained Srah Srang reservoir since work began in mid-March.
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