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CONTENTS xxxiii
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dentistry—Start into desert—Camping in wintry desert—Arctic clothing—Turdi guides through sand-dunes—Arrival at Dandan-
Uiliq-First survey of ruins—Fuel from ancient orchards . 270-280
CHAPTER XVIII
EXCAVATION OF BUDDHIST SHRINES
Stucco-relievos of ruined shrine—Excavation of temple-cellas —Construction of walls—Decoration of cellas—Buddhist frescoes—Sculptures in chapel—Painted panels—Ancient brooms—Interesting relievos—Scenes represented in frescoes—Legend of
Naga lady—Picture of Buddhist scholars . 281-294
CHAPTER XIX
FIRST FINDS OF ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS
Excavation of monastic dwelling—First leaf unearthed—Sanskrit manuscript finds — Discovery of Sanskrit ' Pothi' — Buddhist canonical text—Cook-room of monastic dwelling—Return of Ram Singh — Rendezvous in desert—Accuracy of surveys — The Aksakal of the Taklamakan "—Turdi's old pony—A failed specu-
lation—An antique fodder store—End of ill-fated animal . 295-306
CHAPTER XX
DISCOVERY OF DATED DOCUMENTS
Finds in ruined monastery—Picture of rat-king—Documents in unknown language—Probable contents—Finds of Chinese records —An ancient petition—Ancient name of Dandan-Uiliq—Christmas Day in desert—Lost among dunes—' Yolchi Beg,' foxterrier—The Hu-kuo monastery—Its Chinese documents—Date of its abandonment—More painted panels—Ancient horse-millinery "—Persian art influence — Buddhist pictorial art — Traces of old cultivation—Abandonment of settlement—Probable
cause of abandonment . . 307-324
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