DNHG Lecture: "Archaeologist’s Diary: Mes Aynak (Afghanistan) - a forgotten city on the Silk Road"

Описание: Speaker: Agniezska Dolatowska
Lecture Date: Monday, 15 May 2023

Abstract:
About 40 km southeast of Kabul, there is a large hill under which the second-largest copper deposit in the world is located. This enormous and relatively easily accessible treasure has tempted people for centuries. It seems that the first traces of metal mining may have come from the Late Bronze Age. However, the extraordinary economic potential of this place was fully exploited between the 1st and 7th centuries AD. During this period, a vast city functioned around the hill as part of the Buddhist Gandhara controlled by the Kushan empire. The city was a cultural meeting point between east and west.
In the years 2011-2015, Agnieszka worked in Mes Aynak as one of the archaeologists of the international team with the aim of discovering the secrets of this extraordinary place. These 4 years she spent at one of the most spectacular archaeological sites were an unforgettable professional and life experience. Some of these experiences will be part of the fabric of her lecture.
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Biography of Speaker
Agnieszka is an archaeologist from Poland who has been working in Jazirat Al Hamrah Heritage Village (RAK) since 2016 as part of a project to revitalize the site.
She probably moved several tons of soil from one place to another during her many excavations...



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