Cambodia tracking down thousands of priceless looted antiquities | 60 Minutes

After watching this program viewing antiquities in museums will never be the same.

I may not be Cambodian (I'm Filipino) but I feel the loss and desecration done to Cambodia's looted sacred sculpture. Very heartening to see that some have found their way home ❤ thank you for the great reporting 👍

I’m Khmer/American and I just wanted to say thank you so much. It’s such a blessing. ❤

as a Cambodian thank you for bringing back home ❤️🇰🇭🙏

As a Cambodia, this video gives me appreciation for the awareness to my people’s treasures. Thank you for highlighting our culture, histories and the importance of bringing our treasures back home. Hopefully more will return soon.

I’m Cambodian ethnicities ! My parent recall the atrocities of the Genocides and the looters from neighbors contries the reason you saw statues head cut off or bodies dismembers it’s because inside those statues bodies there’s is gems , stones , diamonds, rubis hidden in there. Also France has been drilling a deep hole inside one of the Cambodian Temple in search of treasures and priceless values hidden. Cambodia are known of the lands of Gemstones 💎especially Pailin Province we’re my father was known a successful entrepreneur Business 1950-60-1970) in Gemologies before the Genocides but War (1975-1979) has left us only with bare skins. Thank you Anderson Cambodia will be forever grateful for bringing this footages into light in plight of all the souls of our ancestors. I’ll know there is still Thousands of prestige’s statues remain hidden around the world . Mostly Thailand, Vietnam , France , UK, China need to be investigated thoroughly . ❤🥹😔🙏🙏🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭❤️

As a fellow Southeast Asian, nothing makes me feel prouder than seeing my Cambodian friends restore back their rights and ancestral heritage. This is their history and culture. Amithaba 🙏🙏🙏

This is amazing!! Cambodians endured so much. Blessing to see the artifacts are finally returning home ❤️

Thank you cooper for bringing this interview out to the world about my country and so others can understand the art & history of Cambodia 🇰🇭 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

This is first time I saw the army commander beside the other statue. It overwhelmingly happily to see them back together once again. Thank you to all of US team & Cambodia government for efforts to brought them back.

Thank you for working together to bring back the ancient treasure back to Cambodia and special thanks to Mr Cooper and his crew for making this documentary possible.

The Metropolitan Museum didn't have any urgency to return any of the items because they were profiting off of them by patrons who buy tickets to their museum.

As a Cambodian citizen, allow me to heartfelt thank to u Mr. Cooper for your take on our stolen artifacts and your contribution to our cultural reclaim

I have lived in Cambodia 13 years. I'm American Buddhist Hindu teaching English. When i saw them open the first crate, statue i almost cried. Maybe i lived in Cambodia in past life, whenever i see this kind of story it touches my heart. There is enough proof all the Met Statues should be returned now.

Really thanks to the team of investigators, archaeologists ,art Scholars who are trying their best and effort about priceless artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia and bring them back home. We love you all from Cambodia🥰

Thank you, Cooper and 60 Minutes, for profiling the extraordinarily rich culture of Cambodia. Having visited that beautiful country and viewed all the wholesale destruction in its ancient sites, I feel the work of repairing the world is taking place through these efforts to return these stolen artifacts!

John Oliver covered this last year. It's not just Cambodia. Stolen artifacts from Egypt, Greece, India, and Africa are being kept in museums all over the world and away from their home countries. These museums aren't just negligent. They know the artifacts are stolen/lack provenance and are actively trying to hold onto them so they can continue profiting off exhibits, despite pleas to return them.

Thank you for doing this investigative piece and sharing the info of our Khmer Culture to the world! ❤

👏This news is great news for the people of Cambodia, but not for their government (the corruption Gov). I am grateful to the 60 Minutes CBS news crew for capturing these documents and returning Ancient Khmer artifacts to Cambodia.🙏 Thanks to the Met Museum in NY/US have released and returned those looted Khmer artifacts to their home locations (Cambodia). 🙏Your excellent report is greatly appreciated.🙏

Thank you for covering this and bring this to light. As a Cambodian and may not live in there. I am very great full for the team to get those statues back. I hope that all the statues will return to Cambodia. Thank you Anderson Cooper for covering this.