Experts unsure if urns found at Siem Reap temple are ancient

via Phnom Penh Post, 14 August 2019: Urns containing human bones found in Banteay Kdei temple.

Apsara National Authority (ANA) officials and researchers at Sophia University in Japan are working to identify the origin of eight urns containing human bones that were unearthed in the Banteay Kdei temple complex in Siem Reap town on Monday.

ANA archaeologist Tho Thon said he and experts from Sophia University found the urns within the Banteay Kdei compound next to a Buddhist pillar by Tower C19.

“After we discovered the urns and attempted to research their background, including talking to villagers in the area, we concluded the bones were from the 1980s. They are not human bones from the Angkor period or ancient times,” Thon said.

Source: Experts unsure if urns found at Siem Reap temple are ancient | Phnom Penh Post