defying the taliban to preserve afghanistan's treasures.
this man has an amazing story and its a quick read. ”Ameruddin Askarzai makes an unlikely national hero, seated in a dingy bank office surrounded by the paperwork of Afghanistan’s unruly finances. The shy bureaucrat with a neatly-trimmed moustache and brown corduroy suit has spent 45 years writing memos, countersigning requests and quietly rising through the country’s central bank. But his unsung place in Afghan history is guaranteed by a national secret he once kept as assiduously as he now balances his books. Because he kept it, despite machine-gun-toting Taliban fighters, visitors to the British Museum will next month see some of the most fabulous archaeological finds ever collected. More than 230 pieces of Central Asian treasure dating back up to four millennia will go on show in an exhibition called Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World.” posted by ben farmer for the telegraph
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i blog about anthropology, with a few personal opinions and anecdotes thrown in. i try not to make posts about subjects that are already trending on tumblr. i make an effort to share information that may be of interest but has been missed by the radar. dig my archives like an archaeologist with a new trowel. i do this because i have anthropological super powers bestowed upon me by the gods of academia. none of which are that powerful, aside from the mind bullets.
