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AFGHANISTAN - ARCHAEOLOGY - BUDDHA

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AFGHANISTAN - ARCHAEOLOGY - BUDDHA
View of Buddha statues discovered inside an ancient monastery in Mes Aynak, in the eastern province of Logar on November 23, 2010. The archaeological dig is located at the world's second-biggest unexploited copper mine. The Chinese government-backed mining company, China Metallurgical Group Corp., which won the contract to exploit the site, has given archaeologists three years to finish the excavations. Archaeologists fear that the 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery will probably be largely destroyed once work at the mine begins. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai
SHAH MARAI / AFP
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SLUG AFGHANISTAN - ARCHAEOLOGY - BUDDHA
Creation date 11/22/2010 20:46 UTC
City/Country Mes Aynak, Afghanistan
Credit SHAH MARAI / AFP
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AFGHANISTAN - ARCHAEOLOGY - BUDDHA

AFGHANISTAN - ARCHAEOLOGY - BUDDHA
View of Buddha statues discovered inside an ancient monastery in Mes Aynak, in the eastern province of Logar on November 23, 2010. The archaeological dig is located at the world's second-biggest unexploited copper mine. The Chinese government-backed mining company, China Metallurgical Group Corp., which won the contract to exploit the site, has given archaeologists three years to finish the excavations. Archaeologists fear that the 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery will probably be largely destroyed once work at the mine begins. AFP PHOTO/SHAH Marai
SHAH MARAI / AFP

 

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