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Tillya tepe, Tillia tepe or Tillā tapa (Persian: طلاتپه, romanized: Ṭalā-tappe, literally "Golden Hill" or "Golden Mound") is an archaeological site in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan near Sheberghan, excavated in 1978 by a Soviet-Afghan team led by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi.
Afghanistan's art in many media was originally almost entirely done by men, although women were greatly involved in other media, but recently women are entering the arts programs at Kabul University. Art is largely centred at the National Museum of Afghanistan, the National Gallery of Afghanistan and the National Archives of Afghanistan in ...
This is a list of women artists who were born in Afghanistan, of Afghani descent, or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The site is also the location of Afghanistan's largest copper deposit. The site of Mes Aynak possesses a vast 40 ha (100 acres) complex of Buddhist monasteries, homes, over 400 Buddha statues, stupas and market areas. The site contains artifacts from the Bronze Age, and some of the artifacts recovered have dated back over 3000 years.
This is a list of artists who were born in the Afghanistan or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. Artists are listed by field of study and then by last name in alphabetical order, and they may be listed more than once, if they work in many fields of study.
When the US withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban began taking away freedoms women had enjoyed for 20 years. These female cyclists had to flee for their safety.
Women painting at the Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan (CCAA) in Kabul. The lands of Afghanistan have a long history of art, with the world's earliest known usage of Buddha's oil painting found in cave murals in the country. [23] [24] Buddha is from Bihar, Indian. this is drying oil technique used by Indians. [25]
Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War.The photograph, taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic.