After decades of war, looting and destruction, Afghanistan's archaeologists are scrambling to restore their country's cultural heritage. Rex Dalton visited Kabul to see how they are faring.
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Rex Dalton is a US West Coast correspondent for Nature.
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Dalton, R. Archaeology: Pieces of the puzzle. Nature 450, 940–941 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/450940a
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