Mohra Moradu — Where Stucco Faces Survived Almost Intact
You can’t stop work entirely; you have to cut out stone before things fall down, but at least for a while, you had a team of archaeologists just carefully studying the paintings, and then the faces. The carved stone figures in Afghanistan have been…
Coming Home — When Gandhara’s Stolen Buddhas Find Their Way Back to Pakistan
This photograph is unlike any other encountered in this series. There is no ancient ruin here, no museum case behind glass, no weathered hillside monument. Instead, two extraordinary Gandharan sculptures sit on the bare ground, freshly unwrapped, while a…
Ancient Jaulian Monastery and the Giant Buddha Reliefs of Taxila
The picture above captures a captivating section of the ancient Jaulian Monastery in Taxila, Pakistan. This historical site is known for its outstanding Buddhist sculptures, architectural elements, and holy structures that are nearly two millennia old.…
Joulian Monastery – A Hidden Treasure of Ancient Taxila
Joulian Monastery: An Undiscovered Gem in Ancient Taxila Introduction One of the most incredible archaeological Buddhist sites in Pakistan is Joulian Monastery, a brilliant exemplar of the historic Gandhara culture. Situated near Taxila in the Province…
Dharmarajika Stupa – A Historical Buddhist Relic In Pakistan
About the Dharmarajika Stupa One of the prominent historical archaeological sites in Pakistan is the Dharmarajika Stupa. This important site is in the historical city of Taxila in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. The historic stupa became an attraction…
Dharmarajika at Golden Hour — The Same Stupa, A Different Light
The Dharmarajika at Golden Hour – The Same Stupa, A Different Light. This photograph of the Dharmarajika Stupa presents an entirely different mood than the earlier image that began this series. Whereas the staircase had once been the imposing focal…
From Harappa to Taxila: The Long History of an Etched Bead
Toys, Tools, and Trade: The Texture of Everyday Life at Taxila. This case in the Taxila Museum is, in many ways, the most quietly democratic display encountered in this entire series. There are no Buddha statues, no relics, no famous archaeologists’…
Rock, Not Metal: The True State of the Antikythera Fragments
This image is the necessary complement to the sleek bronze rendition you’ve just seen in the last item. Where that computer rendering revealed what the researchers believe the Antikythera Mechanism once looked like (gleaming, whole, and fully…
THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM – THE MACHINE THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE EXISTED
One of the most startling and downright bizarre objects ever found in human history is represented here in a rendering of a polished wooden box with an open lid, showing cascades of bronze gears. It is the Antikythera Mechanism, the first analogue…
The Golden Buddha of Kushinagar — Where the Enlightened One Took His Final Breath
The Golden Buddha of Kushinagar – The Enlightened One’s Final Rest Photograph. It represents a radical departure in this tour. Each place to date-the Taxila garden Buddha, the broken heads behind glass, the windy ruins of Jamal Garhi, the cross-shaped…
