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Buddha statue's torso found nearly 100 yrs after head was found at Angkor temple

The torso, believed to be from the 12th or 13th century, was discovered during a dig by a team of Cambodian and Indian experts last month at Angkor's Ta Prohm temple

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Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Image for representational purpose only. Photo Courtesy: Pixabay

Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Image for representational purpose only. Photo Courtesy: Pixabay

Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country's centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site.

The torso, believed to be from the 12th or 13th century, was discovered during a dig by a team of Cambodian and Indian experts last month at Angkor's Ta Prohm temple. It was found along with 29 fragments that appeared to be part of the same statue, archaeologist Neth Simon said this week.

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