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| Archaeological Researches in Sinkiang : vol.1 |
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| The middle part of The Small River, with archaeological remains. |
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::;.:.;.:Sand dunes
Crass Deed tree a ruined watch-tower of which ÖRDEK spoke.
ing x dead
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Shot W.. Reeds bra es Tamarisk mounds,/iv
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situated 20 li to the north-west of Cemetery 5.
<~t87° If we reckon the ordinary li as between 4- and 50o m. this would take us very near The Small River and Lake Pataliq-köl, traversed by it. ÖR" DEK'S li, however, were more elastic than any 9,,ei aghech'. other Turk's I have met. The limits between
which his li used to fluctuate, during the short
~ ' period I had occasion to control it, were Ioo m.
and woo m.
" situated among sand dunes, 6-7 m. high, to
the west of The Small River. The tower is built
= :: of stamped clay. The continual erosion by wind
has worn away the sides considerably, and the
Camp& j/
shape is now conical, Pl. XIV a. It rises about
~~;t~ .. • _ .. 7maBove the ground, the base waspro
probably square originally; it measures 16 X 19 m. It is
surrounded by a low square enclosure, partly sand covered. Especially on this low mound-shaped wall, but also on the ground, I found
" many potsherds of large, red vessels, the major-
t``°`~ ity being plain. The profile of one of them is
Fig. ~a. The middle shown on Fig. 35: 2. Besides the red ware
Instead we turned to the south in search of He also mentioned another tower, said to be
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