via Phnom Penh Post, 12 May 2022: The EFEO in Siem Reap hands over artefacts found from the West Mebon to the Apsara Authority upon completion of research.
The Ecole francaise d’Extreme-Orient (EFEO), or French School of Asian Studies – a cooperative partner with the Apsara National Authority (ANA) – handed over 146 cases of archaeological pieces to the ANA for preservation. The pieces will also be inventoried.
On May 11, the EFEO handed over the pieces, including 11 wooden pillars and one inscription stone, to the ANA via the Angkor International Centre for Research and Documentation at the ANA headquarters.
The ANA, a body tasked with managing the Angkor Archaeological Park, said the pieces were found during excavations from 2012 to 2017 during the restoration of the West Mebon temple.
Tin Tina, deputy director of the research centre, said this was not the first time the EFEO had handed over artifacts it found in the West Mebon temple, noting that it was the sheer number that was astonishing.
Source: French Angkor researchers return artefacts | Phnom Penh Post
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