Rediscovering treasures of Bamiyan
newsvine.com
17-Jul-2008
        

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:13 AM EDT When the Buddhas of Bamiyan were carved out of the mountainside, the Roman Empire still dominated the globe. They towered over a rich valley in what is now central Afghanistan, where caravans of traders would stop and rest on the Silk Road as they transported goods between east and west. For centuries the two huge statues stood guard over... [read full story]                    

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