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Tomb raiders and the phantom army
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article573499.ece
From The Times, A comic book is the latest weapon in the fight against looters.
The Origins of Angkor Archaeological Project
http://www.otago.ac.nz/Anthropology/Angkor/index.html
The University of Otago investigates the Mun River valley of Northeast Thailand. Report on Bronze and Iron Age sites includes site notes, radiocarbon dates, graphics, maps, biographies, and bibliography.
Sydney Morning Herald - Ancient temple discovered in jungle
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/05/1046826443356.html
A previously unknown temple is found in the middle of the Cambodian jungle, constructed in dedication to Brahmin beliefs in the ninth or tenth century.
Sculptures and Bas-reliefs in Khmer Art
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Home/high_angkor.html
Offers an introduction, including pictures to the art of Angkor Wat.
Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/camwel.htm
A virtual tour of Khmer Empire antiquities from the National Gallery of Art in Washington (QuickTime).
Khmer Ceramics
http://www.asia-art.net/khmer_ceramics.htm
Photographs and a short synopsis of Khmer Empire ceramic art from Asia Art.
Guardian - Cambodia's Forgotten Temples Fall Prey to Looters
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/jul/31/artsnews.cambodia
News article on how guards now patrol Angkor Wat, but other cultural sites are being plundered daily.
Despite War, Cambodians Protect their National Treasures
http://www.enigmaterial.com/icsnap/asia-3a.html
The war that swept Cambodia during the past two decades has left its best-known temples and monuments virtually untouched.
154 buried Buddha artifacts discovered in Cambodia
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/15/content_2701179.htm
From Xinhua, Cambodia's soldiers uncovered 154 miniature Buddhas coated with gold, silver and brass last weekin a plot in Stung Treng province.