Ancient statue unearthed at Cambodia's Angkor complex

This handout photo taken on July 30, 2017 and released on August 1, 2017 by the Apsara Authority—the state agency charged with managing the Angkor temple complex, shows archaeologists excavating a statue from the ground at the complex in Siem Reap province. AFP PHOTO / APSARA AUTHORITY

PHNOM PENH: Archaeologists have unearthed a large, centuries-old statue that is believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at Cambodia's world-famous Angkor temple complex.