| Accession Number | P03258.275 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Film original transparency (positive) other |
| 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
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The plains of Cambodia stretch out towards the mountains of the border with Thailand in this view ...
Description
The plains of Cambodia stretch out towards the mountains of the border with Thailand in this view from a meditation cave located in a hill near the road from Battambang to Pailin. In the left foreground, unidentified troops work on and around a bunker while a tank - possibly a Chinese T-59 - sits on the plain behind them. Used for centuries as a place of rest and contemplation by the nearby Turtle Wat Buddhist community, the meditation cave became a dumping ground for victims of the autogenocidal Khmer Rouge regime, who were brought here and killed with a blow to the back of their head, before being pushed through a hole in the roof of the cave.