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In this piece I ask, as students of Afghanistan, what has been neglected in the study of the country, why has it been neglected, and how can we create other ways of knowing and being? 'A Critique of Knowledge Production about Afghanistan' acku.edu.af/2020/02/17/cri…

Looking forward to my third time participating in the Central Asia Seminar Group at UCL – this year I'm speaking about "Kushan middlemen on the #SilkRoad: the past, present, and future of a historiographic construct."

Sher Shah's Delhi Gate, Attock Fort overlooking the junction of the Indus and Kabul Rivers, on the boundary of the Punjab and North West Frontier

In Soviet Russia Firdawsi...😀

Spring in Kunduz, May 1967 The fertile grounds of Kunduz Province, northern Afghanistan. Photos by Roland and Sabrina Michaud.

Only three weeks left. Our 4th Gandhara Connections Workshop - The Rediscovery and Reception of Gandharan Art - 26, 27 Mar. Book your place at: [email protected] carc.ox.ac.uk/GandharaConnec… Live-webcast throughout entire workshop

To complement this great thread, my favourite travelogue is "The Cruel Way" by Ella Maillart (1947), recounting how two awesome female writers – Maillart and Annemarie Schwarzenbach – drove from Geneva to Afghanistan in 1939. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…

I was today years old when I learned that a) Central and South Asia have produced some wonderful archaeology-themed postage stamps, and b) I am apparently now a stamp collector. So, starting with Afghanistan...

The region of Kabul had around 40 big Buddhist stupas, including one that a traveler compared to springtime. He said: "The pavement was made of onyx; the walls of pure marble; the doors from moulded gold; the floor from solid silver. Stars were represented everywhere one looked."

The HCARN Committee are delighted to announce a series of online lectures. There is no need to register. To attend, go to bactria.org on the day, and click on the Zoom link which will be available there. Join us next week on Wednesday the 20th of January at 15:00 CET!

1⃣VIKINGS Mon 15 Feb 2pm UK us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 2⃣KUSHAN DYNASTY Sat 27 Feb 11am UK us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 3⃣FEMALE PIRATES Fri 05 Mar 6pm UK us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 4⃣INDIA’S COLONIAL HERITAGE Sat 06 Mar 11am UK us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Jibunnessa Abdullah Shruti Kapila Dr. Rebecca Simon FRHistS

This was so much fun! Our talk was recorded too, and is available to watch on demand through the registration link.

It was a delight to talk to Tristan Hughes about the dynamic history of this wonderful site. Stay tuned for the release of Part 2, in which we will talk in more detail about the Begram hoard!

New Ancients Podcast! Lauren Morris returns to the show to talk through the great range of objects from the Begram Hoard, discovered in Central Asia. From Chinese lacquerwares to Indian ivories to Roman glass 🎧 podfollow.com/the-ancients/e…

This semester, the Colloquium of Classical and Byzantine Archaeology Uni Heidelberg travels quite far, from Greece to Persia and Central Asia, with contributions by @EngelsBenjamin, @ahinamit and many more. bit.ly/3bIeoYV #Archaeology #ClassicsTwitter #GlobalArtHistory

Just finished my discussion with Dr. Lauren Morris (Lauren Morris) who came on the show to discuss her work on the Kushan Empire, which will be the final interview in my upcoming Hellenistic Far East series, stay tuned!

Hope you all enjoyed the most recent interview! This week will also see the release of the final interview of the Hellenistic Far East series, as Dr. Lauren Morris (Lauren Morris) joins the show to discuss the Kushan Empire. Stay tuned!

Lauren Morris Lauren Morris opens our new webinar series Trans-local perspectives in Iranian worlds with an online talk on the Economic History of Kushan Central Asia 🗓️ Tue 14 Nov 23 ⏰17:00 (5 pm) CET Info and registration: oeaw.ac.at/ifi/veranstalt…