Restoration begins for uncovered Angkor Wat artefacts

via Khmer Times, 21 May 2020: Work begins on the restoration of a cache of sculpture fragments found in Angkor Wat last month.

The Apsara Authority has begun the restoration of relics previously found in excavation pits in Siem Reap province’s Angkor Wat temple.

Long Kosal, spokesman for the Apsara Authority, yesterday said 105 pieces from disfigured Buddha statues, 180 smaller pieces from unidentified relics and temple foundations were discovered continuously by the authority’s archaeological experts since April while working on the implementation of Angkor’s irrigation system.

Source: Restoration begins for uncovered Angkor Wat artefacts – Khmer Times