Hadda is a Greco-Buddhist archaeological site located in Afghanistan. The excavation of the site began in the 1920's and proceeded until the 70's. The union of Hellenistic and Buddhist thought began with Alexander the Greats empire. Alexander occupied the lower Mesopotamia, into the Russian Caucus, and on to India. The proceeding empires following the death of Alexander continued to thrive, Hadda being a key to the unlock the past that was this ancient cross road. Regardless of the degree of cultural mutation that took place with the relations of the Greco-Indian peoples. Hadda is most remarkable for its wealth of artifacts on the nature of Greco-Buddhist culture. The theory that the Hellenistic influenced art of this culture, could have been the first representation of a Boddhivista is a contested notion.