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Taliban tһᴜɡѕ in Afghanistan are һᴜпtіпɡ for a priceless collection of gold artefacts dating back over 2,000 years . The Bactrian Treasure is a ѕtᴜппіпɡ collection of gold! Discover the rich history and culture of the Ancient Silk Road. But during the Taliban’s takeover of the country following US and UK troop withdrawals at the end of August, it dіѕаррeагed. Now in a chilling message Ahmadullah Wasiq deputy һeаd of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission said efforts had begun ‘to tгасk and locate’ the 20,000 priceless pieces. Wasiq told Tolo News: ‘The issue is under investigation, and we will collect information to know what the reality is. ‘The government of Afghanistan will take ѕeгіoᴜѕ actions if this and other ancient items are moved oᴜt of the country.’ exсаⱱаted more than four decades ago from the graves of six wealthy nomads in the Tela Tapa area of the Sherberghan district in northern Afghanistan, the Bactrian Treasury is recognised as one of the biggest collecti...

Ancient Egyptians are perhaps best known for the way they treated the dead — from constructing colossal pyramids to filling subterranean tombs with lavish treasures and artifacts. The Egyptians also famously mummified many of the recently deceased to preserve their bodies. But when did people in ancient Egypt start mummify ing their dead? "The origins of Egyptian mummification, for which there is clear scientific evidence, is [circa] 4,300 B.C.," Stephen Buckley , a researcher at the University of York in the U.K. who co-wrote two papers on the topic, told Live Science in an email. "We may find it goes back earlier still," Buckley said. This evidence includes 6,300 year-old mummy wrappings that were found at an ancient Egyptian cemetery at the site of Mostagedda, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) south of Cairo. The burials were excavated in the early 20th century, and the wrappings were brought to the U.K. and are now in the Bolton Museum as Buckley and c...

  The impressive Oxus Treasure was discovered at the end of the 19th century. However, the time delay between excavations and the moment when the metal artifacts were cataloged and exhibited created problems for maintaining the precious pieces as one complete collection. Many of the priceless artifacts have been lost forever. Some Oxus artifacts seem to be located in different museum collections, but due to the lack of documentation it is impossible to conclude their origins.     Gold statuettes of bearded men (British Museum/ CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ) and cast and chased silver statuette of another bearded man. (British Museum/ CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ) All from the Oxus Treasure. The Oxus Treasure  by John Curtis (published by the British Museum) details one occasion on which the treasure was divided. Curtis writes:     Several pieces of jewelry from the Oxus Treasure. (British Museum/ CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ) Beautifully Decorated Metalwork   . ...

An amateur metal detectorist has unearthed one of the largest hoards of Roman coins ever found in Britain. Laurence Egerton, 51, made the discovery as he explored land near Seaton, in East Devon – and he was so concerned someone would steal it, he camped out for three nights while archaeologists excavated the site. Dubbed Seaton Down Hoard, the collection of 22,000 copper-alloy coins is thought to have been buried by a private individual or soldier for safe keeping, but was never recovered. Scroll down for video The trove of 22,000 Roman coins (pictured) was found by Laurence Egerton in East Devon. Dubbed Seaton Down Hoard, it was declared treasure at a Devon Coroner’s Inquest earlier this month. This means it is eligible for acquisition by a museum, once it has been valued by the Treasure Valuation Committee In addition to being one of the largest hoards – behind the Frome Hoard of 52,503 found in 2010, and a hoard of 22,703 found in Nether Compton in Dorset in 1989 –...

The ruins of more than 130 secret doors on the Great Wall, one of the great wonders of the world, were recently revealed through high-resolution images by a research team. According to Xinhua, based on more thorough image analysis and field trips to the Great Wall, the team found that each secret door was designed to be compatible with each local’s topography. According to experts, these secret passage s are for scouts to pass through, while some are built as communication channels between the inside and outside of the Great Wall or for trade. trade in ancient times. According to some historical documents from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), nomadic tribes were allowed to use such secret gates to graze their livestock between Qinghai and Hetao, northwest China. China, an area with abundant water and grass at that time. Zhang Yukun, a professor from Tianjin University who also led the research team, said it was possible because some large secr...