Kids stumble on lost artefacts

People inspect a section of carved stone last week in Kampong Chhnang province after it was discovered by a group of children who were grazing their cows in a field. NATIONAL POLICE

Children taking their cows out to pasture in Kampong Chhnang town last week stumbled upon what appear to be the remains of a long-buried 10th-century temple, local authorities said yesterday.

Kampong Chhnang town deputy police chief Ngouk Bunthy said the children found a lintel – the load-bearing block above a doorway and that a later search found a small foot from a statue and another small piece of stonework.

The items are slated to be officially turned over to the provincial museum today.

“There is some high ground near the village from a long time ago.

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