http://www.metafilter.com/4990/Archaeologists-wonder-where-Afghanistans-antiquities-have-wound-up-if-they-still-exist/ Comments on MetaFilter post Archaeologists wonder where Afghanistan's antiquities have wound up, if they still exist. en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/4990/Archaeologists-wonder-where-Afghanistans-antiquities-have-wound-up-if-they-still-exist <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/0012/30/text/world6.html">Archaeologists wonder where Afghanistan's antiquities have wound up, if they still exist.</a> There is not much left to see inside Kabul Museum these days. Once a priceless repository of ancient Buddhist, Persian and Greek artifacts, during the civil war the museum changed hands several times and in the process was looted of nearly everything in the collection. Not only did Afghanistan's war claim 1.5 million lives, it also swallowed up the country's history. post:www.metafilter.com,2000:site.4990 Sat, 30 Dec 2000 21:49:36 -0800 lagado archaeology afghanistan looting kabul artifacts taliban