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Ancient Cambodian artifacts to be returned after investigation into private collectors

Overview

  • Statues and sculptures stolen from Cambodia are being voluntarily returned after decades.
  • The Lindemann family in Rhode Island was found to possess the antiquities.
  • Cambodia views the statues as sacred objects that belong in temples.
  • A ceremony in Cambodia will celebrate the repatriation of the antiquities.
  • Investigators worked for many years to identify stolen Cambodian relics.