Category Archives: Dunhuang

New Online Journal: Silk Roads Archaeology and Heritage

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Susan Whitfield

Delighted to see the inaugural issue of the new journal, Silk Roads Archaeology and Heritage edited by colleagues at UCL, Institute of Archaeology. Also relieved that it has provided a home for an article of mine long in the making, … Continue reading →

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The Painting Left Behind

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Susan Whitfield

Silk painting from Dunhuang, mistaken as a copy and sent by letter post to India. Continue reading →

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Aurel Stein at Dunhuang

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Susan Whitfield

A snippet from the forthcoming paper concerning Stein’s acquisitions from the Library cave at Dunhuang Mogao. Continue reading →

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