A monk participates in a drum beating ceremony held yesterday in Phnom Penh to celebrate the listing of Kampong Thom’s Sambor Prei Kuk as a new Unesco World Heritage Site.

The temple, dating to the Chenla era, is considered by archaeologists to be an area of Cambodia where a uniquely Khmer culture began to emerge and is also known for its enigmatic carvings that appear to depict foreign visitors to the court.