Month: February 2022
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2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Temple Unearthed in Pakistan
The structure is one of the oldest of its kind in the Gandhara region Archaeologists in northwest Pakistan’s Swat Valley have unearthed a roughly 2,000-year-old Buddhist temple that could be one of the oldest in the country, reports the Hindustan Times. Located in the town of Barikot, the structure likely dates to the second century […]
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APSARA National Authority restores three Buddha statues at Bakan tower of Angkor Wat temple
The APSARA National Authority has been restoring three more Buddha statues at Bakan tower of Angkor Wat Temple, after the restoration of a statue. The restoration project began in early February 2022 and is scheduled to take five months to complete, said the authority in a news release. The Buddha statues at Bakan tower have […]