
Thanks to delays in the construction of a massive copper mine and a hefty influx of cash from the World Bank, an international team of archaeologists and more than 550 local laborers are frantically excavating the Mez Aynak site in Afghanistan, which sits on the old Silk Road trading route connecting China and India with the Mediterranean. (Jay Price/MCT) JAY PRICE — MCT
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I wonder if the nandiyavatta symbol will be found?
There will be, I think, so many places on earth that have the symbol I noted ages ago. Well, wait and see. Now Pyu, S. Thailand, Afghanistan. It is everywhere where King Asoka send his messengers. l forget what he called them.
It is the nature of people to move, but that was over 2,000 years ago so today it is a little difficult to deal with the question. Well……………