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Afghanistan : Hidden Treasures
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Afghanistan : Hidden Treasures Paperback - 2008

by Hiebert, Fredrik

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  • Title Afghanistan : Hidden Treasures
  • Author Hiebert, Fredrik
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Disney Publishing Worldwide, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
  • Date 2008-05-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4572323-6
  • ISBN 9781426202957 / 1426202954
  • Weight 3.56 lbs (1.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 9.96 x 1.03 in (25.40 x 25.30 x 2.62 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Afghanistan - Antiquities, Art, Afghan
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009372389
  • Dewey Decimal Code 958.1

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Fredrik T. Hiebert is an archaeologist and explorer who has traced ancient trade routes overland and across the seas for more than 20 years. He has led excavations at ancient Silk Road sites across Asia, from Egypt to Mongolia and rediscovered the lost "Bactrian Gold" in Afghanistan in 2004. His excavations at a 4,000-year-old Silk Road city in Turkmenistan made headlines around the world. Hiebert joined the National Geographic Society in 2003. He is the author of The Origins of Oasis Civilization in Central Asia (1994), A Central Asian Village at the Dawn of Civilization (2006) and Qal’at al-Bahain: A Trading and Military Outpost (2006).

Pierre Cambon is the chief curator of the Heritage of the Afghan/Pakistan Section of the Guimet Museum of Asiatic Arts in Paris, France. He is the editor of two books on the ancient cultures of Afghanistan: Afghanistan: Une Histoire Millénaire (2002) and Afghanistan: Les Trésors Retrouvés (2007) based on exhibitions at the Guimet Museum.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/15/2008, Page 16
  • Choice, 02/01/2009, Page 0
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2009, Page 41

About the author

Fredrik T. Hiebert is an archaeologist and explorer who has traced ancient trade routes overland and across the seas for more than 20 years. He has led excavations at ancient Silk Road sites across Asia, from Egypt to Mongolia and rediscovered the lost "Bactrian Gold" in Afghanistan in 2004. His excavations at a 4,000-year-old Silk Road city in Turkmenistan made headlines around the world. Hiebert joined the National Geographic Society in 2003. He is the author of The Origins of Oasis Civilization in Central Asia (1994), A Central Asian Village at the Dawn of Civilization (2006) and Qal'at al-Bahain: A Trading and Military Outpost (2006).

Pierre Cambon is the chief curator of the Heritage of the Afghan/Pakistan Section of the Guimet Museum of Asiatic Arts in Paris, France. He is the editor of two books on the ancient cultures of Afghanistan: Afghanistan: Une Histoire Millnaire (2002) and Afghanistan: Les Trsors Retrouvs (2007) based on exhibitions at the Guimet Museum.

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