Rediscovering Afghanistan Awards, 2007
Division of Preservation and Access
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Project Director: Atifa Rawan
Project Director: Atifa Rawan
Outright: $299,431
Preserving and Creating Access to Unique Afghan Records, 1989 to 2006
Training in digitization and modern cataloging procedures for Afghan library staff to scan and mount on the Internet 6,000 titles selected from the archival collections of the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University.
Training in digitization and modern cataloging procedures for Afghan library staff to scan and mount on the Internet 6,000 titles selected from the archival collections of the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University.
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Project Director: Gil Stein
Project Director: Gil Stein
Outright: $194,620
Accelerated Archaeological Conservation Training (ACCT)
An accelerated archaeological conservation training program conducted in the United States for four conservators from Afghanistan.
An accelerated archaeological conservation training program conducted in the United States for four conservators from Afghanistan.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Project Director: Richard G. Salomon
Project Director: Richard G. Salomon
Outright: $91,760
A Dictionary of the Gandhari Language
Preparation of the first dictionary of Gandhari, one of the major languages of early Buddhism spoken in the region of Gandhara (modern northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan) between the 300 B.C. and A.D. 300.
Preparation of the first dictionary of Gandhari, one of the major languages of early Buddhism spoken in the region of Gandhara (modern northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan) between the 300 B.C. and A.D. 300.
Division of Public Programs
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Project Director: Forrest McGill
Project Director: Forrest McGill
Outright: $1,000,000
Presentation of “The Lost Treasures of Afghanistan” in the United States
Implementation of a traveling exhibition, a catalog, a Web site, and public and educational programs exploring the arts and cultural heritage of ancient Afghanistan.
Implementation of a traveling exhibition, a catalog, a Web site, and public and educational programs exploring the arts and cultural heritage of ancient Afghanistan.
Division of Research Programs
Ohio State University, Main Campus, Columbus, OH
Project Director: Stephen Frederic Dale
Project Director: Stephen Frederic Dale
Outright: $40,000
The Early Modern Islamic Empires: Ottoman Turks, Safavids of Iran, and Timurid-Mughals of Afghanistan and India
A comparative history of the Ottoman, Safavid and Timurid-Mughal Empires focusing on their common political and cultural heritage, their cultural ties, and their distinct evolution as Muslim states from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
A comparative history of the Ottoman, Safavid and Timurid-Mughal Empires focusing on their common political and cultural heritage, their cultural ties, and their distinct evolution as Muslim states from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.