Tibet Archaeology

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September 2014

unprecedented access to the beliefs, traditions and ambitions of a people who inhabited the highest land on earth. Save for a few examples, the art featured in this and last…

March 2017

on a bench (foreground) and ruins of the upper residential complex on slope paralleling the middle reaches of the orange rock formation, a tall rib of limestone. The dark-colored outcrop…

July 2014

and the northern general of Nyenchen Thanglha. For more lore about Poche, see my book Calling Down the Gods (bibliographic information is available in the “Books” section of this website)….

December 2007

Pawan Tuladhar, my old friend and one of the best Himalayan tour operators in the business (see his website: www.dharmaadventures.com). We could not ask for a better support team….

March 2014

650–850 CE), when Tibet reached the height of its power and expansion, Kyisum’s fortresses may well have been viable as administrative centers and as loci of military command and control….

September 2015

…or indigenous art of the region, compositions, subjects and motifs that recur in most places and phases of Spitian rock art. This body of rock art is remarkable for its…

November 2010

written records. At some point, a new era in the exploration of ancient Tibet will dawn and expertise from various scientific disciplines will be inducted into the search for Tibet’s…

August 2007

the search for objective/mundane truth takes precedence over religious and mythic compulsions. Tibet is just reaching that point now. If external interference is not too overbearing and destructive, an intellectual…

August 2009

…since this newsletter was first published, a forum for pressing Himalayan issues and concerns, as well as a log of my most recent travels and activities. As always, your comments…

April 2010

…and are generally not glaciated. Have any Westerners come this way since Independence? While walking today we witnessed men fishing. A group of men formed a row across a branch…

May 2009

to be their sacred Ashtapad. The two formations most commonly identified with the mystic site are Mount Nandi and Dharma King Norsang. On the other hand, there are a growing…

September 2007

from self-imposed limitations and make a contribution to the greater good? Those who do so seem very much better people for it. History in Tibet is not an Open Book…

September 2006

…sure many practical problems regarding transport, commerce and communications. Poverty stubbornly remains a ubiquitous problem with around half the population for want of enough food and other basic necessities. The…

December 2017

freely circulated here for a more than a year. The manuscript is now being revised for publication under contract with British Archaeological Reports International Series, Oxford, UK. Publication is scheduled…

February-May 2018

General introduction to Upper Tibetan rock inscriptions Please note that the book under this title is no longer available on the Tibetan Archaeology website. It was freely circulated here…

June-December 2018

…book under this title is no longer on the Tibetan Archaeology website. It was freely available here for a full year (June 7, 2018 to June 7, 2019). The manuscript…

November 2017

100,000 words, 240 b&w drawings, 500 color photographs, four maps This monograph comprehensively catalogues ancient rock inscriptions and stepped shrine carvings in uppermost Tibet. Spanning the protohistoric and early historic…

January 2018

freely circulated here for a more than a year. The manuscript is now being revised for publication under contract with British Archaeological Reports International Series, Oxford, UK. Publication is scheduled…

March 2008

engaged in chatter. I was relieved when they stopped for breakfast. Alone, I could concentrate on the culture and import of the kora. Devout pilgrims commonly test their endurance by…

January 2010

…for the new one, paving the way for more bountiful crops and healthier livestock. This is as the Tibetans would see it. The Farmer’s New Year is vigorously celebrated on…

January 2011

…the Zhang Zhung rulers of Ladakh. While the prehistory and early ethnic make-up of this western region are still extremely obscure, the archaeological evidence now coming to the fore is…

April 2007

an intriguing one but extremely difficult to address in a sound manner. Vast expanses of time and geography are involved, making the search for causal mechanisms like the quest for…

February 2010

geopolitical balance will give us all enough to contend with in 2010. Ideally, such universal challenges will motivate each us to search for answers that foster peace, dignity and justice,…

May 2016

…to a thorough survey of these six sites. The rock art Mehta has documented complements earlier discoveries in Nubra and other regions of Ladakh, enhancing our understanding of formative artistic…

November 2015

…surveying the rock art of Spiti. There are many more intriguing images of both ancient carvings and paintings for your inspection in this comprehensive examination of Spiti’s rock art. Like…

July 2011

archaeological site. It consists of just four minor residential complexes. Pictured here is the largest and most intact example, which consisted of four small interconnected windowless rooms. This 9 m…

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