Archaeologists present new research on the Bayon

A team of Cambodian and Japanese archaeologists present their new findings from an excavation at the Bayon temple at Angkor Thom in a recent conference.

Artefacts unearthed at Bayon temple
Phnom Penh Post, 09 June 2010

Cambodian and Japanese archaeologists have since January unearthed about 1,000 artefacts buried beneath Bayon temple in Angkor Thom, according to a report released Tuesday during a conference concerning conservation efforts in the Angkor Wat temple complex.

The findings include pieces of gold, hardware, tools and religious relics, according to the report, released as part of the 19th Technical Committee meeting of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor, which concludes today.

Kou Vet, chief of the archaeological unit for Japan-Apsara Safeguarding Angkor, said in a statement that his team had also discovered ceramics thought to have been imported from Thailand, Vietnam and Japan.