The Beauty of Mes Aynak - world's great heritage sites

SAVING MES AYNAKA race against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan threatened by a Chinese state-owned copper mine 





Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he
races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in
Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese state-owned mining
company is closing in on the ancient site, eager to harvest $100 billion
dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological
ruins. Only 10% of Mes Aynak has been excavated, though, and some
believe future discoveries at the site have the potential to redefine
the history of Afghanistan and the history of Buddhism itself. Qadir
Temori and his fellow Afghan archaeologists face what seems an
impossible battle against the Chinese, the Taliban and local politics to
save their cultural heritage from likely erasure.  - www.savingmesaynak.com