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The explosion of March 2001 produced the collapse of the two statues, the instability all over the cliff, and a shear zone of hanging blocks in the back side of both niches. This part, despite of the destruction, is still very important because some plasters and excavated elements from the original outline are still on site. Because of this, the back side of the niches are sites to investigate in detail, to explore the connection between civil engineering, earth science, and restoration.
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Margottini, C. (2014). The Back Wall of the Niches: Preliminary Considerations. In: Margottini, C. (eds) After the Destruction of Giant Buddha Statues in Bamiyan (Afghanistan) in 2001. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30051-6_12
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