Mes Aynak
Jerome Starkey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cave / Rock-cut

Mes Aynak

Afghanistan
Era
c. 3rd–7th century CE
Coordinates
34.3886°, 69.3531°
Category
Cave / Rock-cut

Buddhist monastery complex perched above one of the world's largest copper deposits. Salvage archaeology races against the mining lease.

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