TY - BOOK TI - Keeping history alive : : safeguarding cultural heritage in post-conflict Afghanistan / SN - 9789231000645 AV - DS353. K447 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Kabul, Afghanistan : PB - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, KW - Archaeology KW - Afghanistan. KW - Afghanistan KW - Antiquities KW - Museum KW - Afghanistan KW - Historic preservation KW - Exhibitions. KW - Cultural property KW - Protection KW - Islamic KW - Conservation and restoration N1 - “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)”—at head of title. “Raw photos from 3D scanning of the Gawharshad Mausoleum ceiling in Herat ; ©UNESCO/ICONEM”—cover page ; Contents: Acknowledgments—Foreword by H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan—Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO—Introduction by Brendan Cassar and Sara Noshadi—Chapter 1 : the long-term protection of Afghanistan’s cultural property and recent international cooperation-the status quo of the National Museum and archive services—Chapter 2 : archaeological excavations and current research-historic missions and recent discoveries—Chapter 3 : the nature, role and future of intangible cultural heritage in Afghanistan—Chapter 4 : preservation of the historic built environment and cultural landscapes-recent case studies from the provinces—Chapter 5 : the world heritage property of Bamiyan-past initiatives, current research and future proposals in the ‘valley of a thousand caves’ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/azu_acku_ds353_k447_2015 ER -