The killing fields. This is where the Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge emprisoned, tortured, and executed over 1.7 million women, children, men, intellectuals, foreigners, officials, and anyone he doubted. This mass loss of life occured in a mere 5 years (1975-1979). Locals have told me that during his rule the capital city was a ghost town, a town which usually has a population of over a million people.
Explanatory musem with items from the regime on display
Site where the bones of those excavated are held on demonstration. All bones are sorted by type and size.
Clothes of women, children, and men who lost their lives to the Khmer rouge regime
The killing fields are home to 129 mass graves, 87 of which have been excavated as shown here.
The killing fields. This is where the Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge emprisoned, tortured, and executed over 1.7 million women, children, men, intellectuals, foreigners, officials, and anyone he doubted. This mass loss of life occured in a mere 5 years (1975-1979). Locals have told me that during his rule the capital city was a ghost town, a town which usually has a population of over a million people.
Explanatory musem with items from the regime on display
Site where the bones of those excavated are held on demonstration. All bones are sorted by type and size.
Clothes of women, children, and men who lost their lives to the Khmer rouge regime
The killing fields are home to 129 mass graves, 87 of which have been excavated as shown here.
