Historic footage of Bamiyan statues

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Historic footage of Bamiyan statues

A 4:34 minute SILENT film clip of the Bamiyan statues from "Adventure in Afghanistan" from Hal, Halla and David Linker's television travelogue series, "The Wild, the Weird, and the Wonderful", circa 1973. The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003; it is noted as being a World Heritage Site in Danger. The film clip is from the Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution collection of historical moving images. For more information search SOVA.si.edu for Hal and Halla Linker finding aid.

4 min 34 sec

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