Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Chinese copper mines vs locals/archaeology in Afghanistan

http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/are-chinese-miners-destroying-2000-year-old-buddhist-site-afghanistan-images#1 2000 year old site under threat. Mirrored by similar cases in Burma.
Ancient figure - Metropolitan Museum of Art NY Photo copyright Kyi May Kaung

Impt--First Mongol Invasion of Hungary--Genghis's grandsons under the brilliant general Tsubodai--

So brilliant in the days before trains, wireless,telephones, internet, GPS, Tsubodia planned and executed 5 difft raids of Hungary and rai...