Documentation of 9th-15th-Century Khmer Antiquities

$131.4K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	Government of Cambodia - Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Apr 24, 2012
End Date	Feb 01, 2016
Duration	1,378 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77643-48`

Grant Description

To support the documentation of Khmer antiquities from the 9th to the 15th century and the establishment of a comprehensive inventory of known artifacts in Cambodia.

Looters are destroying Cambodias cultural heritage, targeting archaeological sites, temples, museums, and other collections.

This project focuses on centralizing information currently maintained at various institutions in a combined national register of antiquities.