| Accession Number | P03258.505 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Smith, Heide |
| Place made | Cambodia |
| Date made | 1993 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
|
A pit in a killing field near Phnom Penh, one of thousands of recorded mass grave sites across ...
Description
A pit in a killing field near Phnom Penh, one of thousands of recorded mass grave sites across Cambodia. This pit has a sign written in Khmer and English which reads 'MASS GRAVE OF 186 VICTIMS WITHOUT HEADS'. Graves contain the bodies of men, women and children who were brutally tortured by members of the Khmer Rouge, before being executed. Every year during the wet season these pits fill with water and bring more material, such as scraps of clothing and bones, to the surface.