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0305 Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1
Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan : vol.1 / Page 305 (Color Image)

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doi: 10.20676/00000234
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neighbourhood. On the southern edge of the site the jade pits are
still worked. For a mile and a half we had to thread our way
between them before reaching the little miners' camp of Sirik-
Toghrak, where I pitched my tent. The pits vary greatly in size
and shape. Usually, a square or oblong cutting is made through
the layer of gravel and river sand. At a depth from ten feet down-
wards strata of rubble are reached, and in these search is made for the
pieces of jade that the river once washed down. Finds of great value