Mes Aynak: Afghanistan's Buddhist buried treasure faces destruction

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/may/31/mes-aynak-afghanistan-buddhist-treasure
Date Written:  2013-05-31
Publisher:  Guardian Weekly
Year Published:  2013
Resource Type:  Article

Mes Aynak, a magnificent Buddhist city, is the most important archaeological discovery in a generation. But it is sitting on a vast copper deposit and is about to be destroyed.

Subject Headings

• Afghanistan
• Buddhism
• Cultural History
• Heritage
• Religious History