Hidden treasures revealed in Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum

A story of daring and intrigue - archaeologists discovered the treasures of Afghanistan's nomadic ancestors but then had to hide them to keep them safe.

You can see the treasures in the exhibition Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World at the British Museum until 3 July 2011.

Book tickets now: http://bit.ly/dXJ9CY

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Education

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• Afghanistan
• hidden
• treasure
• nomad
• gold
• ancient
• exhibition
• british museum

[marcusdelcactus]

the world has so much history. so much of it lost and we will never fully know it.

[matador5135]

@InfoRoom Those treassures are safer there than in Afghanistan, where they would've been melted, destroyed, all to fund the stupid Islamofascists and phychotic Taliban in their pursuit for golbal jihad. At least they won't be destroyed like the Gigant Buddhas.

[etin183]

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MDR !

[wiiagent]

@idricool Thats like saying people should burn there crucifix's and all images of jesus even though people dont worship them. Just like budhist dont worship budha or a giant budha. Its just a traditional representation of there religious beliefes. The way you talk you sound both ignorant and jealous. Fuck Alah, Jesus, and Budha! All religions are just cults if you really think about it, and are all just a BIG waste of time! I think you should just live life to the fullest bro.(Epictrollface.jpg)

[cal45deserteagle]

@idricool destroying a thousand year old statutes is stupid bro. better sell the the thing to a museum or to a collector for "proper disposition". People will pay big bucks for a thousand year old relic, just don't be stupid like the salvage company who lose the coins to Spain recently. Remember the advice "we keep quit and never tell anyone".

[Gracchi]

@idricool only an intolerant view of other cultures,would think they are praying to the statue as gods, do muslims not bow at mecca, to a black stone? did not mohamed pray to jerusalem before mecca.

[idricool]

@matador5135 Giant Buddhas are not like those golden objects.

Giant Buddha had to be destroyed, people worshiped those statues, destroying them shows those idol worshipers that their idols are not gods.

[grrlogin]

What beautiful words this man speaks @ 2:28. Wish all had his way of thinking. 

[wizzowazza123]

@matador5135 golbal jihad sounds like fun man!

[1KillerBitch]

@silversurfers7 just the skull was interesting to me, very pointy eye sockets

[silversurfers7]

...Wow, the video part of the skull with the gold necklace intrigued me most; did you see those 3 gold circles, each with a kind of 3 "tear drop" inside? That is so modern looking, way advanced! Could be sold on the high street jewelers and no one would ever notice that it being very ancient!