From 1954 to 2007

12th-century temple at risk from encroaching tropical forests

Sotheby's and Christie'shave been working with Cambodian authorities and organisations in the art world

Illicit excavations occur as de-mined areas often show no signs of the riches below the surface so authorities do not deploy heritage security teams

There are concerns about how the restoration will affect the natural environment

Thailand closes its border, depriving Cambodian vendors of customers which has led to starvation, while gun fighting has occurred, and tension remains high

“The pillage of such items from Cambodia is an emergency”

An ongoing effort to restore the ancient site has international teams working altogether but using radically different approaches, resulting in unexpected order

Import restrictions are imposed on Khmer kingdoms artefacts

Corrupt military officials in cahoots with Thai art dealers are hacking away at the temples

Evidence of an earlier culture is found in the jungle surrounding Angkor

Government ministers quarrel over paperwork, but also over the care and safety of 'sacred and symbolic' treasures

He plans to develop learning centres, nominate new World Heritage sites, preservation of monuments, and protection of Angkor

Despite being published last year by the International Council of Museums, severed stone heads are circulating in London and New York

Australia makes capital out of the 1991 peace accord in Cambodia and demonstrates its newly established diplomatic ties

Conservation projects are urgently needed, however hope is found underneath the Phnom Penh museum

Warfare, politics, the art trade and unwise conservation are damaging the abandoned capital