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Archaeological Researches in Sinkiang : vol.1 |
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Plan of "tash-öi" near Shindi, Quruq-tagh. Complete and broken hatchings denote standing and fallen down masonry respecively |
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It is almost impossible to determine the age of these stone houses only from the
potsherds found. Their position high above the ground with a fine prospect along
the river valley made them very suitable as look-outs, and it is possible that they
were constructed in connection with the watch-tower at the mouth of the valley
described above. It is a priori very reasonable to suppose that all these structures in
the valley of the Shindi river were erected, or at least inspired, by the Chinese to
safeguard the traffic on the Silk Road passing not very far to the south of the
Quruq-tagh range.
C. Grave near Shindi.
When at Shindi with Norin, in November 1928, I examined a grave about 3 km.
to the east of the village. It was situated on a small elevation near Norin's point
1561 (cf. sheet Shindi of Norin's map), and consisted of a rectangle measuring
5×6 m. with an outer and an inner wall of stones, and between these a filling of
gravel. Half a metre of loessic earth covered an irregular layer of smaller slabs,
and below this we found some remains of a very much decayed human skeleton. The
left arm was lying higher than the traces of the skull. 20 cm. to the left of the skull
there was a lower jaw of a sheep. This formed the only funeral deposit. Immediately
below this we came upon rock.
The grave was of course measured, but the plan was lost in Siberia together with
many other more valuable data. I am therefore unable to state with certainty in
which direction the skeleton was resting, but as far as I can recollect the head was
lying to the west.
Even this stone grave Abdurahim called a Tash-öi though it made no real im-
pression of having been a house.
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