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Researchers Discover Two-Foot-Tall Buddha Statue, Shed Light on Trade Route Connecting Roman Empire to Ancient World
Researchers discovered a two-foot-tall Buddha statue in Berenike, an ancient Egyptian port city. It was the first Buddha ever found to the west of Afghanistan. The statue, made from Mediterranean ...
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Mega Copper Deal in Afghanistan Fuels Rush to Save Ancient Treasures
who first marched through Afghanistan in 330 B.C. At Mes Aynak chapels have been uncovered with double-life-size Buddha statues still bearing traces of their red, blue, yellow, and orange painted ...
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With eye to China investment, Taliban now preserve Buddhas
MES AYNAK, Afghanistan--The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be ...
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Bactrian Greeks, the Bamiyan and Avukana Buddha statues
The Avukana Buddha statue and inset, the Bamiyan Buddha statue Bactrian images of the Buddha in the Bamiyan region in Afghanistan Prof. Perera traces may have been a veritable source of inspiration to ...
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Islamic State claims deadly Afghanistan attack on tourists
The ruins of a 1,500-year-old Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 18 May 2024. Three Spanish nationals were killed in an attack in Bamyan, capital of the homonymous province in central ...