Ancient Khmer artists at Baphuon documented a clever hunting technique: figures placing drugged food on branches while a bird falls upside down unconscious below. A third figure collects the fainted birds by their legs. This same method is still used by remote tribes in India, yet appears 2,000 miles away in Cambodia. Ancient global connections or incredible coincidence? 🐦
Baphuon depicts ancient bird-trapping technique using drugged food
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- Carvings show two figures offering food to tree branches
- Bird shown upside down (fainted) after eating laced food
- Third figure collecting three unconscious birds by their legs
- Technique still used by remote Indian tribes: mix substance in bird food, birds pass out and fall from trees
- Same hunting method depicted 2,000 miles away in Cambodia temple
- Carvings also show trained animals: giant squirrel as retriever, trained eagles assisting hunters
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