But their project quickly took a more historic turn when they unearthed statue after statue after statue. The joint Cambodian-Chinese ... of its kind — found in stone tomb.

Cambodian Culture Minister Phoeurng Sackona ... their possession The repatriation includes the “extraordinary” stone sculpture from the 10th century of the female goddess Uma from the ancient ...

from massive stone sculptures, and from inscriptions in Sanskrit and Cambodian, or Khmer. The earliest dated inscription comes from the 4th century CE. In the late 8th century, a Khmer prince later ...

Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high ...

Easter Island is home to approximately 1,000 large stone heads, known as Moai, scattered across the island. Hancock argues that the island was settled, and the statues were built about 12,000 ...

Meanwhile, in one episode, the contestants were tasked with assembling large stone statues by carrying each head and body piece up a steep hill. Though the challenge caused tension among the ...