The renowned Angkor site has yielded a striking discovery. Archaeologists discovered a torso that unexpectedly matched an iconic Buddha head that had been unearthed more than a century ago ...

Archaeologists said a Buddha head was found during the years of French occupation in Cambodia, and when it was scanned and compared to the body of the Buddha, they realized the pieces fit together ...

Furthermore, scans and analysis of a Buddha head originally found in 1927 and currently housed at the Angkor Conservation also proved to be from the same statue. The figure is notably adorned with ...

Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered By Irene Wright. March 11, 2025 9:57 AM.

The Buddha head was removed from Sotheby’s New York auction after speculation that it may have come from the ancient Longmen Caves in Henan province. There are now calls in China for its return.

The head statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, carved during Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577 AD), originally belonging to Youju Temple in Hebei province was stolen in 1996.