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UNESCO excavating Nepal's quake-damaged monument sites

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UNESCO along with a UK University is undertaking excavations at some of Nepal’s most famous monuments to provide a better understanding of their history and the condition of their foundations, more than a year after the devastating earthquakes struck the country.

UNESCO, together with a team of international and national experts from the Department of Archaeology and Durham University, UK, is undertaking excavations at the Jagannath and Gopinath Temples in Hanumandhoka Durbar Square.