Belated Mes Aynak Petition - Sign it and Share, Show you Care

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Not portable antiquities, but readers might be interested in a link to the Facebook page and the petition.

Senior South Asian Archaeologists are calling for support in campaign re destruction of ancient Buddhist site and damge to the environment on the site of a projected copper mine at  Mes Aynak, Afghanistan. There is a petition, and more info on Facebook Page with links to press articles etc.

www.change.org/petitions/president-hamid-karzai-prevent-destruction-of-ancient-site-of-mes-aynak-the-environmental-damage-3 (created 29th August 2012: less than 700 signatures, where is yours?)

http://www.facebook.com/buddhasofaynak (founded in Feb. 2012)