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Judge Reprimands Thieves in Bear Statue Heist: ‘Your Actions Were the Antithesis of Everything Paddington Stands For’
Daniel Heath and William Lawrence, a pair of 22-year-old members of the British Royal Air Force, apologized for stealing a ...
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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia ...
Popular Mechanics19d
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a Buddha statue. They then brought their ... and a left hand crossing ...
Miami Herald25d
Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
Screengrab from Apsara National Authority's Facebook post Digital scans allowed researchers to put all the pieces — the hand, foot, head and body — together and reconstruct the full statue ...
The Phnom Penh Post26d
ANA discover body of Buddha statue matching head excavated in 1927
It was found to be a perfect match with a head that was found in 1927 ... broken Buddha sculpture are nearly restored to their original form. The only missing part that has not been found is the right ...