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Rare Buddhist Statue unearthed in Kyrgyzstan

(13 Jul 2011) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of archaeological site believed to be ancient Buddhist monastery 2. Team of scientists and archaeologists entering site 3. Scientists surveying the site 4. Low angle shot of scientists standing around excavated site of remains of Buddha statue in the lotus position 5. Mid of legs of statue 6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Valery Kolchenko, Head Archaeologist and Member of Institute of History and Cultural Heritage of the Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic: "During the fifth Kyrgyz Russian Archaeological expedition we continued excavating the object, which is definitely a Buddha temple and there we made a wonderful discovery of a Buddha sitting in the position of the lotus." 7. Cutaway of hand of the statue wrapped in protective cloth 8. Top view of buddha statue 9. Wide of area with buddha statue 10. Mid of archaeologist speaking with colleagues 11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Asad Targoev, Member of the State Hermitage of the Russian Federation: "It is far from an ordinary discovery because a small number of Buddhist religious structures are known in Central asia. They are mostly concentrated in the territory of southern Tajikistan and southern Uzbekistan - the territory of northern Bactria." 12. Cutaway of tools being put in bag 13. Mid Targoev putting archaeological tools in bag 14. Wide pan of site STORYLINE A one-and-a-half metre tall Buddha sitting in the lotus position has been discovered near the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, by a joint Russian-Kyrgyz archaeological expedition lead by the Russian State Hermitage. In what is believed to be a former temple, archaeologists in their fifth season of digging unearthed the massive statue which they believe to be from the 8th to 10th century. The top half of the Buddha, in a state of disrepair, was taken away for reconstruction. Currently, only the legs of the Buddha in the lotus position remain. This large area, in what is now a cow pasture and formerly a Soviet collective farm, is home to three separate structures - one of which, a large Buddhist stupa, stood in what scientists believe to be an ancient monastery. Such a large statue is an unusual finding in the remote mountainous republic of Kyrgyzstan, an area not known for its pre-Islamic buddha presence. "It is far from an ordinary discovery because a small number of Buddhist religious structures are known in Central asia. They are mostly concentrated in the territory of southern Tajikistan and southern Uzbekistan - the territory of northern Bactria," said a representative from the Hermitage, Asad Targoev. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...