Afghanistan Hidden Treasures - Fredrik Hiebert Lecture Part 3

Part 3 of lecture: Guest curator Dr. Fredrik Hiebert of the National Geographic Society was present in 2004 when boxes from the National Museum of Afghanistan were opened for the first time in more than two decades. The boxes, kept safe in the basement of the presidential bank vault in Kabul, contained the prized artifacts from the destroyed museum. Thousands of gold and silver items, fragile ancient ivory carvings and imported Greek and Roman trade goods found in Afghanistan were preserved. Freds tale of rediscovery is one of both fabulous art from the center of the Silk Road and remarkable courage on the part of modern Afghans to preserve their own cultural heritage.

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Education

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• Dr. Fredrik Hiebert
• Kabul
• Silk Road
• cultural heritage
• National Geographic

[irmo1978]

The chariot is pulled by 2 bears... Not 2 dragons...

[kakagul]

And American archeologists never admit which Afghan saved this treasure, be they think he was their political openant.

Yes it was Dr. Najibullah, the former President of Afghanistan who placed these golds in Pesidential basement and sealed all the locks with President's signature on it. Everybody saw it when the doors were unlocked, but no one mentions this fact...

[babakam]

I cannot believe these foreign academics, they keep their prejudice that Afghanistan means tribes and normads even these royal bactrian burials. How on earth few nomadic graves can hide more than 20 thousands most beautiful and expensive art work on gold and most precious stones found in the whole Asia? They judge us and our rich history by the looks of our southern border and tribal belt area. What normads got to do with crowns and chariots?