The 7 Buddha statues uncovered (Photo: Chan Thet, Koh Santepheap newspaper)Thursday, October 5, 2006
By Saing Soenthtih
The Cambodia Daily
Seven Buddha statues believed to date from the seventh or eighth century made their way from Sim Norm's back yard in Sdoeung Meanchey commune, Kompong Cham province, to the National Museum in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. Sim Norm's children unearthed the statues last week while they were farming and donated them to the museum, said Chea Toy, deputy governor of Choeung Prey district. The statues might have been buried by Khmer Rouge soldiers during the civil war in the 1970s, said Chea Toy, adding that the area was once covered by thick forest and uninhabited. The statues, two of which are Chinese-style Buddha figures, are made from a mix of copper and bronze, said Khun Samen, the director of the National Museum. Currently being cleaned by the museum, the statues could be put on display by the end of this week, he said.
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What people do not know is that Wat Aunalom, Phnom Penh, is a site of a pre-Angkor temple/ruin. The claim that King Ponhea Yat establised a new capital on a new land is not right. Phnom Penh had been a significant place since "Funan" time.
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