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Archaeologists Race To Excavate 2,600-Year-Old City Before It Becomes Copper Mine

VISUAL Posted: August 28, 2014 12:05 am

“At the end of the year, state-owned Chinese mining company China Metallurgical Group will take control of an ancient Buddhist city in Afghanistan, Mes Aynak. Southeast of Kabul, the ancient, abandoned city is home to sculptures, art, and jewelry dating back to the time of Alexander the Great – as well as 5.5 million tonnes of copper ore, one of the world’s largest deposits.”

VISUAL Published: 08.26.14

Read the story in Quartz Published: 08.26.14

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