Dynamited Afghan Buddha statue may be saved

Monday, February 28, 2011 - 19:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

German scientists said Monday it may be possible to reconstruct one of two giant 1,500 year-old Buddha statues dynamited by the Taliban in central Afghanistan 10 years ago, which prompted a worldwide outcry and left behind only towering cliff caverns.

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