Professor Robin Coningham Works at the Site of Buddha's Birth (IMAGE)

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Professor Robin Coningham Works at the Site of Buddha's Birth

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Archaeologists Robin Coningham (left) and Kosh Prasad Acharya direct excavations within the Maya Devi Temple, uncovering a series of ancient temples contemporary with the Buddha. Thai monks meditate.

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Ira Block/National Geographic

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