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History of the Expedition in Asia, 1927-1935 : vol.3 |
Mesa island south of T'u-ken | |
Slender mesa columns, May 8th |
Fig. 17. Mesa island south of T'u-ken
the river with any current; but they had found the ruins of a fair-sized house on the mainland to the north-west. CxEN suspected at once that this was the fort T'u-ken, discovered by the archaeologist HUANG WEN-PI during our expedition in 193o. About nine o'clock we got into a double canoe and paddled over to the spot over open water free of reeds. It took scarcely half an hour to reach.
The posts of the house rose from a low mound situated on a peninsula, surrounded by water on the west, south and east sides. Cir N had been there in the early
Fig. 18. Slender mesa columns, May 8th
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