BAMIYAN, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers have confirmed the existence of an ancient Buddhist temple near the Afghanistan town of Bamiyan.

2 600 year old buddhist temple discovered by chinese mining firm in afghanistan Image Source : INDIATV PTI Published: November 17, 2010 13:29 IST , Updated: November 17, 2010 13:29 IST ...

That temple was discovered by my archaeological team. We are now studying the travel journal of a Chinese tourist from the year 632 A.D. to see if descriptions of a third giant Bamiyan Buddha are ...

Archaeologists in Afghanistan, where Taliban Islamists are fighting the Western-backed government, have uncovered Buddhist-era remains in an area south of Kabul, an official said on Tuesday.

An ancient Buddhist monastery complex in Afghanistan holds artifacts depicting the prince who founded Buddhism. ... Archaeology 1,400-year-old temple ruins the size of a city block unearthed in ...

KABUL, (ANI) – An ancient Buddhist city near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, according to media reports, which hint that the city – one of the world’s largest copper deposits, is ...

Brent Huffman, a documentary filmmaker and assistant professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, is currently working on a film about a Chinese state-owned copper mine in ...