Tibet Archaeology

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…Art Online Journal. http://www.asianart.com/articles/rockart/index.html 2000. “Elders of Tibet: Vital Link with a Vast Unwritten Tradition”, in The Mirror: Newspaper of the International Dzogchen Community, May/June, no. 4. Conway. 1999. “Archaeological…

March 2016

in the Chinese and international arts and antiquities market, significantly expanding the range of objects available for study. Since 1986, these methods have permitted me to view no less than…

June 2015

…by an axial corridor that runs east to west. There is a room for the storage of fodder (rtswa-khang; northeast),  food preparation area for livestock (bi-thug; southeast), storage room (central…

January 2016

The state of archaeology in Spiti today can be compared to viewing the world through a keyhole. A little can be gleaned here, something made out over there, but these…

May 2015

…corner of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. This newsletter and others to follow will explore the early culture and history of Spiti. Until now, very little has been written…

July 2017

…of Tibetan texts, so I decided to devote most of this newsletter to them. The work is quite technical but even for those who might not want to delve too…

July 2016

…taken by the Chinese have led to a resurgence of wildlife on the Changthang, one of the world’s great success stories in maintaining a stock of large wild mammals. Regarding…

July 2007

…task? Please pause and think about it, everyone should, if we are to realize the dream of a better future. International cooperation in the 21st century, the American experience We…

Articles

building materials have not been disturbed for centuries. Like ancient builders the world over, the dwellers of Shang Shung looked for special types of environmental conditions in which to live….

August 2017

…Central University of Tibetan Studies. Online version, 2011: Tibetan & Himalayan Library (THlib.org): http://www.thlib.org/bellezza _____2014c. The Dawn of Tibet: The Ancient Civilization on the Roof of the World. Lanham: Rowman…

April 2015

…(Gnya’-khri btsan-po). Today, it is a Buddhist monastery that probably bears little resemblance to its original pre-Buddhist architectural form. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), the Tibetan world lost a…

May 2013

…a molecular level are required. The good news is that the pace of research on the origins of the Tibetan people and their livestock and crops has accelerated in the…

Books

…2 The Dawn of Tibet: The Ancient Civilization on the Roof of the World Death and Beyond in Ancient Tibet Zhang Zhung: Foundations of Civilization in Tibet Calling Down the…

July 2015

…By the end of the journey, I had collected some 6000 photographs of Spitian rock art, probably the largest collection of such images in the world. Upcoming newsletters will present…

November 2016

…FOSSATI (eds.), Rock Art Studies: News of the World I. Recent Developments in Rock Art Research (Acts of Symposium 14D at the NEWS 95 World Rock Art Congress, Turin and…

December 2016

…in uppermost Tibet, the highest land in the world. The momentous rise of a new cultural and technological world at the end of the Bronze Age, nearly 3000 years ago,…

September 2012

…restore many historically important architectural monuments in various places in the Tibetan world. Sadly, Andre passed away last year, a huge loss not just for his friends but for all…

June 2013

…rival entity further downstream had privileged links with the Indian world and that entity was expanding towards Nyarma, we could imagine that a local ruler there may have sought the…

May 2014

“Tibetan Tumulus Tradition” In the last couple of years, an excellent new online resource for Tibetan archaeology has appeared on the worldwide web. It is called Tibetan Tumulus Tradition, a…

June 2014

…the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau”, in International Journal of Earth Sciences (Geologische Rundschau), published online, April 13, 2013. This is an overview study of Changthang lakes, providing rates of shrinkage and other general data….

September 2017

Welcome to another Flight of the Khyung, your time capsule to the Tibetan world of yore! This month’s newsletter supplies you with two more original articles on the rock…

August 2013

…this newsletter since its inception. Let me also take this occasion to greet those who might be new to this online publication. May you find something of interest among its…

August 2015

Central University of Tibetan Studies. Online version: Tibetan & Himalayan Library (THlib.org), 2011: http://www.thlib.org/bellezza ____2014c. 2014. The Dawn of Tibet: The Ancient Civilization on the Roof of the World. Lanham:…

January 2009

New Year’s Greetings Happy New Year! May 2009 bring much joy to all of you, a time for attainment and illumination. One could despair of the current world economic…

February 2015

…Tibet’s ancient cultural heritage and of value to archaeologists and cultural historians. The second article in this newsletter reviews a recently published article on the origins of agriculture in Tibet…

October 2009

…These 500 to 1000-year old artistic wonders have fallen victim to organized gangs stealing art for trade on the international antiquities market. Just recently, a grotto known as Mangdrak was…

August 2012

This month’s newsletter is dedicated to tigers, that fearsome carnivore of eastern Eurasia. These creatures are part of the cultural and artistic heritage of many peoples in the region….

February 2009

…Kush are regularly in the international news these days and often in less than a favorable light. The Hindu Kush is home to dozens of languages and tribal groups, a…

October 2010

…as part of a receptacle for the household divinities. This large rack is supposed to have come from a deer that lived near the lakeside. In the early 2000s, a…

September 2011

The big event in Chengdu, China This month’s Flight of the Khyung buzzes in and out of Tibet to provide readers with news from a recent archaeological conference in…

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