[blam]

GGG Ping.

Excellent video here.

[Old Sarge]

(cue soundtrack of “Raiders Of The Lost Ark” in the background)

[Citizen Tom Paine]

What about Google Earth?

[Mr. K]

I could not believe it when I saw those bastard blow up the 1500 year old statues.

Now I can see why many ancient civilizations disappeared. Every so often a single act of monumental stupidity can wipe away what has existed for centuries.

[Red Badger]

Did they check eBay?........

[Oratam]

Let sleeping Buddhas lie.

[Adder]

How does one lose a 900’ Buddha?

[bert]

They should have looked in Bangkock

[Kirkwood]

It wouldn’t surprise me if the muslims found and blew up the sleeping buddha as well.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[dfwgator]

Well there’s already a rapper called “MC 900-Foot Jesus” now we can have “MC 900-Foot Sleeping Buddha.”

[SueRae]

I saw a show on this search on National Geographic (or equivalent). This is likely the same archaeologist that was featutred. The Afghanis went to remarkable lenghts to hide artwork and other items from the Taliban. I hope he is successful, it would be a wonderful source of national pride for the Afghan people. Thanks for posting.

[colorado tanker]

He brought the ultimate treasure map – the journal of a 7th- century Chinese pilgrim who recorded every major monument in painstaking detail.

Is he referring to Xuanzang? His journal is available in paperback and is a very interesting read. He traveled the Silk Road and passed through Afghanistan to reach India, where he lived as a Buddhist monk for several years before returning to China. It is one of the most interesting travelogues ever and a fascinating look at pre-Islamic South Asia.