Bamyan Buddhas of Afghanistan

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Andrew Lawler,  Destroyed Buddhas Reveal Their True Colors. Science Magazine, Mar 1, 2011.
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/destroyed-buddhas-reveal-their-t.html?rss=1

Note: Bamyan Province
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamiyan_Province
(Bamyan was the site of an early Buddhist monastery from which Bamyan takes its name from the Sanskrit varmayana ("coloured"). Many statues of Buddha are carved into the sides of cliffs facing Bamyan city. The two most prominent of these statues were standing Buddhas, now known as the Buddhas of Bamyan)
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