--- description: More than 200 paintings were discovered hiding in plain sight in the 12th century Cambodian temple complex Angkor Wat. Here are seven of them title: See 7 Hidden Paintings Found at Angkor Wat image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd94e1afb5db60c76/69869567e53aba4ebc4d2edf/angkor-wat-hidden-painting-cropped.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Archaeology](/tag/archaeology/) ## Archaeology Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See 7 Hidden Paintings Found at Angkor Wat by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2014 2:53 PM CUT  Antiquity Publications by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 30, 2014 2:53 PM CUT [MORE: Over 200 Paintings Discovered in Cambodia’s Angkor Wat](http://time.com/139251/hidden-paintings-cambodian-temple/ "undefined")  Left: plain view; right: after decorrelation stretch analysis digital enhancement Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications  Top: plain view; bottom: after decorrelation stretch analysis digital enhancement Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications  Top: plain view; bottom: after decorrelation stretch analysis digital enhancement Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications  Top: plain view; bottom: after decorrelation stretch analysis digital enhancement Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications  Top: plain view; bottom: after decorrelation stretch analysis digital enhancement Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications  Top: plain view; bottom: after decorrelation stretch analysis digital enhancement Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications  A painting photographed with a strong flash, in plain view. Noel Hidalgo Tan—Antiquity Publications ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2798440/angkor-wat-hidden-paintings/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2798440/angkor-wat-hidden-paintings/"},"headline":"See 7 Hidden Paintings Found at Angkor Wat","datePublished":"2014-05-30T14:53:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:38.187Z","description":"More than 200 paintings were discovered hiding in plain sight in the 12th century Cambodian temple complex Angkor Wat. Here are seven of them","url":"https://time.com/2798440/angkor-wat-hidden-paintings/","keywords":["Archaeology","Newsfeed","Science topic","Cambodia","Graffiti"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd94e1afb5db60c76/69869567e53aba4ebc4d2edf/angkor-wat-hidden-painting-cropped.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd94e1afb5db60c76/69869567e53aba4ebc4d2edf/angkor-wat-hidden-painting-cropped.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Angkor Wat Hidden Painting","caption":"Angkor Wat Hidden Painting","creditText":"Antiquity Publications","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/archaeology/","name":"Archaeology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2798440/angkor-wat-hidden-paintings/","name":"See 7 Hidden Paintings Found at Angkor Wat"}}]}] ```