This morning we went to the Killing Fields of Cheoung Ek, one of the over 400 killing fields throughout Cambodia. These killing fields were used by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979 to exterminate anyone who did not fall in line with their ideology and those who were unable to contribute to the labor force.
This stupa was built to honor those killed at Cheoung Ek. The close up pictures show the contents of the stupa. As you can see, the remains of hundreds of people exhumed at this location are housed within. In most cases, the skulls are categorized by gender, age, etc.
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