Sand-buried ruins of khotan: personal narrative of a journey of archaeological & geographical exploration in chinese turkestan
Auteur :
Stein, M. Aurel
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108069731
Date de publication :
13 févr. 2014
Dimensions :
21,7 x 14,0 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
650 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Between 1900 and 1901, the Hungarian-born archaeologist Aurel Stein (1862–1943) made the first of several significant trips through Central Asia. Illustrated with numerous photographs, this 1903 publication contains a detailed report of his journey, covering important archaeological excavations and discoveries, notably Sanskrit texts of Buddhist scriptures.