Old Ancient Boat Found In Siem Reap

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Cdninsg
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Re: Old Ancient Boat Found In Siem Reap

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To preserve it at the exit of the biggest tourist location in town?
ok, perhaps that's the best spot, because of round the clock security to keep it safe from sticky fingers.
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Re: Old Ancient Boat Found In Siem Reap

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I think it was put back in the water to preserve it. If it was kept out of the water, the water in the wood would quickly evaporate and decay would rapidly set in.
I think what they do to preserve the wood is replace the moisture with a natural oil in a controlled environment, which takes a long time.

Off topic, you will see many new round wooden chopping blocks, sold at the markets, which are just a slice of a tree trunk. After a while they split. To stop this happening , always pour plenty of cooking oil on the chopping block every so often. This replaces the moisture in the chopping block and stops the drying out and splitting.
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
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Re: Old Ancient Boat Found In Siem Reap

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Nope, from now on I'm soaking my chopping blocks in the Angkor Wat Moat ;-)
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