Friday, August 20, 2010

Buddha Art Found in Nepal Cliff

This is so cool. A shepherd in Nepal recently led researchers to an isolated cave complex set 14,000 feet up a sheer cliff in the Himalayas and filled with long-lost Buddhist art, including a 55-panel mural of Buddha's life. The art dates to the 12th century or earlier and includes, in addition to paintings, other artifacts and Tibetan manuscripts. The shepherd had found the caves while looking for shelter from a storm decades ago, but only recently told scientists. Limited excavations of the site are planned for the near future, and the site is being kept secret to prevent looting.


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