In the Ruins
November 4, 2021
North of Siem Reap, our guide shows us a sandstone bas-relief of battle, 12th century war elephants forcing a platoon off a cliff. The soldiers’ faces as they fall – horror and capitulation. There’s a rash of thumb-sized pock marks in the center, obliterating tusks and armor. “Is that part of the design?” asks my … More In the Ruins
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