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0140 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
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7o EXPLORATIONS AT SAND-BURIED SITE CH. IV

the extensive debris-covered site of Uzun-tati traced by me in the desert some forty miles farther south and identical with the Pi-mo of Hsüan-tsang, Marco Polo's Pein. A variety of relevant considerations set forth in my detailed reports points to the conclusion that the successive abandonment of both Dandan-oilik and 'Pi-mo' was due to the same cause, the difficulty of maintaining effective irrigation for these outlying settlements.