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Hidden in the mountains of Afghanistan, a striking blue gemstone sparked a global phenomenon. For millennia, miners in Badakhshan province extracted deep blue lapis lazuli, one of the world's oldest commercial ventures dating back to 7000 BC. Once prized by ancient Egyptians more than gold, this stone adorned pharaohs' tombs, including King Tutankhamun's mask. Found in royal tombs in Mesopotamia and sites in the Indus Valley, its trade connected distant cultures. During the Renaissance, when gro
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This is the human side of the gemstone trade where hard work, luck, and survival meet in the dusty foothills of Afghanistan. A glimpse into the raw and unfiltered side of Afghanistan’s gemstone journey. 💎 Here, an elderly local man sits patiently in front of a mine, sifting through soil in search of treasures hidden by nature for millions of years. After a successful blast deep inside the mine, workers bring the soil to the surface in handcarts. The crowd outside villagers, traders, and gemston
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Darlaman on Instagram: "In Afghanistan, blue is the colour of eternity, pressed into lapis lazuli mined in Badakhshan. It is the deep cobalt of Herat’s domes, the brilliance of the Blue Mosque in Balkh. The blue Handblown Herati glass. It is worn in jewelry and textiles. It is the infamous blue burqa, carrying the weight of stories, of women navigating the boundaries between public and private, presence and erasure. In Afghanistan, blue is both beauty and burden, stone and spirit, earth and sky.
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