Ampil archaeological site was identified and conducted research which included excavation and museum construction by young Cambodian archaeologists who graduated from the Faculty of Archaeology, the University of Fine Arts.

The research is under going on. The museum which named Sre Ampil museum is open to the public for the awareness of the history of the site and the value of Khmer culture to the students, villagers, local authority governors and so on. Artifacts are being displayed. Most artifacts are the collections collected by Phon Cheakosal during his conducting survey for his B.A. thesis graduation in 2004; collections from donation of Prof. Son Soubert and also the collections from the donations of the villagers living on the site.

The Sre Ampil Archaeological and Conservation Project (SAACP) is a two-year integrated program in which research, capacity building and public services initiatives are combined. It is supported by the Center for Khmer Studies, Inc.

SAACP involves new research in the form of excavation campaigns, inventory and interpretation works on archaeological artifacts found in the historical site of Sre Ampil.

The program also includes a capacity building component. Designed, led and managed by young Cambodian researchers graduated from the Royal University of Fine Arts (including one Professor at the Royal Academy of Cambodia), the SAACP also includes the participation of students from the university’s Faculty of Archaeology in field research training, and the involvement of community villagers in activities related to the management of the site’s cultural resources.