Join Dr. Joseph Schuldenrein
on Wednesday, October 10 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time and his guests, award winning
film director and producer Brent Huffman and prominent archaeologist Dr. Rita
Wright, as they discuss the potentially tragic fate of Mes Aynak, one of
Afghanistan’s premier cultural heritage sites. The site preserves some of the
most critical evidence for early copper mining in the Old World and is the
location of a complex network of Buddhist monasteries dated to the second
century A.D.
Phoenix, AZ (PR-Inside) October 11, 2012 -- Dr. Schuldenrein and his guests
Brent Huffman and Dr. Rita Wright will discuss the potential fate of this
2,600-year-old city with numerous Buddhist temples, monasteries, and thousands
of statues, along with extensive evidence for the earliest prehistoric mining
technology. The site is scheduled to be demolished at the end of December 2012
to make way for an extensive copper mine. The latter is owned and operated by
the China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC). Brent Huffman, award winning
director and cinematographer together with a leading South Asia archaeologist
Dr. Rita Wright (New York University), will join Dr. Joseph Schuldenrein, for a
special edition of Indiana Jones, Myth, Reality, and 21st Century Archaeology
on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel ( www.voiceamericavariety.com) on
Wednesday, October 10, at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.
Mes Aynak is a 2,600-year-old walled-in city that flourished
in Afghanistan during the age of the Silk Route. The site features majestic
Buddhist temples, monasteries, and statues. Across its landscape it preserves
evidence for the earliest copper mining technology and trade in the ancient world.
Within its walls the site houses numerous artifacts and manuscripts describing
the daily life of the city. Mes Aynak was also an important trading center in
Asia thanks to its convenient location along the Silk Road. However, in 2007
MCC got a contract to lease the area for 30 years with a plan to create an
open-pit style copper mine by stripping and relandscaping the magnificent
mountain terrain that includes the Mes Aynak site and six villages. The
archaeologists were given 3 years to excavate the site and salvage everything
they could, but they are facing great challenges. Archaeologists are working on
a very restricted time schedule, since such work usually takes decades to
complete. The archaeological team also faces great personal risks by performing
their work in the often-hostile environment of war-torn Afghanistan.
Brent Huffman is an award winning director, writer and cinematographer of documentaries and television shows. His documentaries have aired on The Discovery Channel, The National Geographic, NBC, PBS, and Al Jazeera. Mr. Huffman has been filming segments covering social issues documentaries and environmental films for over a decade in Asia, Africa and Middle East. Most recently, he completed an award-winning documentary The Colony for Al Jazeera and Link TV about the Chinese presence in Africa.
Dr. Rita Wright is a professor of anthropology at the New York University, an assistant director of the Harappa Archaeological Research Project in Pakistan, and director of the Beas Landscape and Settlement Survey. Her research focuses on the development of complex societies, urbanism and states in the Near East and South Asia.
Join Dr. Joseph Schuldenrein and his guests, Brent Huffman and Rita Wright, as they underscore the need to raise the awareness of the potential danger to the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan. While the danger to Mes Aynak is potentially devastating, there are efforts afoot to develop a mitigating strategy for site preservation and heritage management. The question is whether or not these plans are too little and too late.
“Indiana Jones, Myth, Reality, and 21st Century Archaeology” airs live on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Pacific/ 5 p.m. Central/ 6 p.m. Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel. To access the show, log on at www.voiceamericavariety.com. All shows will be available in Dr. Schuldenrein’s Content Library on The VoiceAmerica Channel for on-demand and pod-cast download, www.voiceamericavariety.com.
The VoiceAmericaTM Network offers the latest conversations in a talk radio format, providing education, interaction, and advice on key issues live and on demand as well as through pod-cast download. If interested in hosting a talk radio show on VoiceAmerica Network, contact Jeff Spenard, President of Internet Radio at 480-294-6417 or at jeff.spenard @ voiceamerica.com
Contact Senior Executive Producer and General Manager Brandy Jackson at 480-294-6411 for advertising/ sponsorship information or other show details.
About VoiceAmerica/World Talk Radio, LLC:
World Talk Radio, LLC is the world leader in online media broadcasting and the largest producer and distributor of live internet based talk radio and TV, delivering over 1,000 hours of programming weekly on its VoiceAmerica™ Network ( www.voiceamerica.com) and WorldTalk Radio Network ( www.worldtalkradio.com) as well as live and on-demand video content on VoiceAmerica.TV ( www.voiceamerica.tv). Featuring more than 200 hosts broadcasting to eight niche community based channels: its flagship VoiceAmerica™ Variety Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Health & Wellness Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Business Channel, VoiceAmerica Sports, 7th Wave Channel, The Green Living Channel, VoiceAmerica Kids Channel and World Talk Radio Variety Channel. VoiceAmerica™ TV offers targeted and exclusive video programming channels. World Talk Radio, LLC is one of the pioneers in internet broadcasting, producing and syndicating online audio and video, offering an innovative, effective and comprehensive digital broadcast platform. Digital Publishing through its 10 years of broadcast and media experience along with our seasoned staff of Executive Producers, Production and Host Services Group, World Talk Radio, LLC provides an internet radio and video platform for new, emerging and veteran media personalities to expand and monetize their business and brand in an online digital medium.
Brent Huffman is an award winning director, writer and cinematographer of documentaries and television shows. His documentaries have aired on The Discovery Channel, The National Geographic, NBC, PBS, and Al Jazeera. Mr. Huffman has been filming segments covering social issues documentaries and environmental films for over a decade in Asia, Africa and Middle East. Most recently, he completed an award-winning documentary The Colony for Al Jazeera and Link TV about the Chinese presence in Africa.
Dr. Rita Wright is a professor of anthropology at the New York University, an assistant director of the Harappa Archaeological Research Project in Pakistan, and director of the Beas Landscape and Settlement Survey. Her research focuses on the development of complex societies, urbanism and states in the Near East and South Asia.
Join Dr. Joseph Schuldenrein and his guests, Brent Huffman and Rita Wright, as they underscore the need to raise the awareness of the potential danger to the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan. While the danger to Mes Aynak is potentially devastating, there are efforts afoot to develop a mitigating strategy for site preservation and heritage management. The question is whether or not these plans are too little and too late.
“Indiana Jones, Myth, Reality, and 21st Century Archaeology” airs live on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Pacific/ 5 p.m. Central/ 6 p.m. Eastern on the VoiceAmerica Variety Channel. To access the show, log on at www.voiceamericavariety.com. All shows will be available in Dr. Schuldenrein’s Content Library on The VoiceAmerica Channel for on-demand and pod-cast download, www.voiceamericavariety.com.
The VoiceAmericaTM Network offers the latest conversations in a talk radio format, providing education, interaction, and advice on key issues live and on demand as well as through pod-cast download. If interested in hosting a talk radio show on VoiceAmerica Network, contact Jeff Spenard, President of Internet Radio at 480-294-6417 or at jeff.spenard @ voiceamerica.com
Contact Senior Executive Producer and General Manager Brandy Jackson at 480-294-6411 for advertising/ sponsorship information or other show details.
About VoiceAmerica/World Talk Radio, LLC:
World Talk Radio, LLC is the world leader in online media broadcasting and the largest producer and distributor of live internet based talk radio and TV, delivering over 1,000 hours of programming weekly on its VoiceAmerica™ Network ( www.voiceamerica.com) and WorldTalk Radio Network ( www.worldtalkradio.com) as well as live and on-demand video content on VoiceAmerica.TV ( www.voiceamerica.tv). Featuring more than 200 hosts broadcasting to eight niche community based channels: its flagship VoiceAmerica™ Variety Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Health & Wellness Channel, VoiceAmerica™ Business Channel, VoiceAmerica Sports, 7th Wave Channel, The Green Living Channel, VoiceAmerica Kids Channel and World Talk Radio Variety Channel. VoiceAmerica™ TV offers targeted and exclusive video programming channels. World Talk Radio, LLC is one of the pioneers in internet broadcasting, producing and syndicating online audio and video, offering an innovative, effective and comprehensive digital broadcast platform. Digital Publishing through its 10 years of broadcast and media experience along with our seasoned staff of Executive Producers, Production and Host Services Group, World Talk Radio, LLC provides an internet radio and video platform for new, emerging and veteran media personalities to expand and monetize their business and brand in an online digital medium.
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