Did anyone watch the History Channel's program about the Afghan Gold ?

[thecrow]

It was amazing and showed the dangers war poses to archeological finds in a war zone and the brave people who defended those finds during the (ongoing) Afghan War.

It is amazing that the Taliban was destroying their own cultural heritage in the months that led up to the war.

If you can catch it at a later time, it is well worth a watch.

Mods: forgive me if this is not the right forum.

[bluestateguy]

1. No.

But I did see that one show on the History Channel about World War II.

;)

[CatWoman]

2. I watched it last night

well, some of it anyway.


I was mesmerized!!

What ever happened to the chest of gold that dated back to Alexander the Great?

It wasn't in the vault when it was finally opened.

I must add that I was quite offended -- the people who put this together acted as if it were THEIR gold.

I couldn't help but dwell on the looting of the Iraqi museum.

[thecrow]

5. Awwww. I can't tell you the ending!!!

[thecrow]

6. Actually even tho the finder was a Russian..or a french! man..

He gave over everything to the Afghan Museum..
He was dedicated to the idea that the Afghans should have every bit of it.

[CatWoman]

7. do you know if it will be repeated

I'd like to tape it

:hi:

[thecrow]

9. I don't know

but the History Channel might have more information on that.
I know they were selling copies of the program at the end.

[SoCalDem]

8. Geraldo has it safely stowed in Al Capone's vault

:)

[ThomWV]

3. Wasn't It Mostly Budists Stuff The Taliban Was Destroying?

I don't know why I had that impression. At any rate I am sure that the members of the Taliban did not think of what they were doing as destroying their culture. I believe they felt they were destroying the enemys of their culture.

[CatWoman]

4. no, not just Buddhist stuff

they destroyed scores of statues that dated back to biblical days.