Over 300 Buddha images​ excavated in Bokeo, search continues

A reclining Buddha image unearthed in Bokeo province ​on March 25 measures 1.88m in length and is 54cm wide. -​ Deputy Director General of the Heritage​ Department, Ministry​ of​ Information, Culture​ and​ Tourism​, Dr Thonglith Luangkhot

VIENTIANE: Bokeo​ ​ authorities​ supervising a dig in Thonpheung district say that more than 300 Buddha images, 14 heads of Buddha images, and other artefacts have been excavated from March 20-25, with the search still continuing.

Deputy Director General of the Heritage​ Department, Ministry​ of​ Information, Culture​ and​ Tourism​, Dr Thonglith Luangkhot, said on March 20 that authorities had found 59 Buddha images​ and two heads of Buddha images.