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Revisiting Amluk Dara
Amluk Dara, literally ‘wild persimmon hill’, is used to name a Buddhist stupa and monastic complex in the Swat valley in northwestern Pakistan. It was visited, drawn, photographed and partially excavated by Aurel Stein during his tour to Swat in … Continue reading
Posted in Aurel Stein, Buddhism, cultural heritage, Silk Road archaeology, stupas
Tagged archaeology, Buddhism, ISMEO, Marc Aurel Stein, Silk Road, stupa
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Nara to Norwich
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture (SISJAC), the Nara to Norwich online exhibition is now complete. The 142 exhibits illustrate the introduction of new religions at the ends of the … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Christianity, Exhibitions, Japan, Korea, Scandanavia, Silk Road archaeology, Silk Road art and history, SISJAC, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhism, Exhibitions, history, Silk Road, travel
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New Online Journal: Silk Roads Archaeology and Heritage
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
Posted in Aurel Stein, British Museum, Dunhuang, Silk Road archaeology
Tagged archaeology, British Museum, Dunhuang, Marc Aurel Stein, Silk Road
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Pet Monkeys in Khotan?
Probably the most numerous and unusual finds from the first millennium Silk Road kingdom of Khotan are small terracotta figurines. And while they include animals—such as the Bactrian camel and horse—that would have been familiar travellers on the Silk Road … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Berenice, British Museum, Buddhism, Indus Valley, Khotan, Kushan, Marc Aurel Stein, monkeys, music, Silk Road, Yotkan
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Central Asian Collections in Munich
Francke and Körber: 1914 expedition to Central Asia: Kashgar, Yarkhand, Khotan and Ladakh. Continue reading
Nara to Norwich: Online Exhibition
Great to work with colleagues on this online exhibition, exploring arts and beliefs at the ends of the Silk Roads: Nara to Norwich. Continue reading
Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein, Part 4: 1918, Royal Geographical Society, London
@RGS_IBG 1918 exhibition of Aurel Stein’s 3rd expedition #SilkRoad #photographs. Continue reading
Countless Moments of Mourning: a personal statement
I no longer visit the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As an established scholar with long-standing connections to institutions there, I feel that visiting the PRC could be seen as an endorsement of the current regime and their actions. Not … Continue reading
Posted in cultural heritage, human rights, Uyghurs
Tagged classical Chinese, human rights, language, Liu Zongyuan, mazar, PRC, Silk Road, Tarim Basin, Turkic, Uyghurs
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Routes from the Swat: Buddhism in Khotan
In AD 480 the Chinese pilgrim Faxian reached the central Asian oasis kingdom of Khotan, source of jade and a thriving centre of Buddhism. Even though Buddhism was well established in his homeland, China, he was struck by the evidence … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Buddhism, Khotan, Marc Aurel Stein, Pakistan, Silk Road, stupa, Swat
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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein, Part 3: 1914, King Edward VII Galleries
On 7 May 1914, the British Museum opened the new north wing of the Museum, the King Edward VII Galleries.1 The opening exhibition in the ground floor galleries showed paintings, manuscripts and other artefacts acquired by Aurel Stein (1862–1943) on … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, architecture, art, British Museum, Buddhism, Dunhuang, Exhibitions, Laurence Binyon, Silk Road, Stein
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Silk Road Digressions 