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From September 24 to October 1, a Lithuanian delegation of archaeologists conducted a visit in the province of Ghor of Afghanistan, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence reports.

The aim of their visit was to deliver knowledge about the protection of cultural heritage to the personnel of the Culture and Information Department. It was the fourth visit by Lithuanian archaeologists to Afghanistan, the activities of the former expeditions were summarised and the collected material and methodological advice was handed over to local cultural heritage protection officers.

During the expeditions a number of archaeological discoveries were made – remains of ancient settlements and separate buildings, an ancient town Koshke Bohar, a Buddhist monastery Vozguna Sange Bar, remains of Buddhist castles and fortresses, Chalcolithic and Iron Age rock paintings of ancient inhabitants near the Qal'a-i-Malek Anta_ Castle, a mythological and sacred place – the tomb of the legendary ruler Zahok, described by the ancient Persian poem "Chach Nama" – have been discovered. All of the findings cover a large chronological timeline – from the Chalcolithic (the 5th –3th millennium BC) to the era of Islam (the 13th c.).

Lithuanian archaeologists were the first to investigate the archaeological heritage in the province of Ghor, no official archaeological diggings have been conducted in the province before.

All of the archaeological expeditions stayed at the PRT compound together with the Lithuanian peacekeepers.