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Ancient Khotan : vol.1 |
| 古代コータン : vol.1 |
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OCR読み取り結果
a timber framework with thick layers of plaster over a kind of wattle, were exposed to view,
broken down to within a few feet from the ground. Elsewhere in places, covered by low dunes
not exceeding 6–10 feet in height, the walls could still be made out by the rows of wooden
posts rising in splintered stumps above the sand. Pottery débris was seen strewing many small
patches of ground where the dunes had left the loess soil bare in the vicinity of the ruins.
All structural remains left exposed showed signs of having been explored by 'treasure-seekers',
and the marks of the damage caused by their operations was only too evident. Yet even thus
the ruins, on a first hurried inspection, furnished unmistakable evidence of their character and
approximate date. The remains of frescoes visible on the much-injured walls of one of the
exposed structures indicated that Buddhist places of worship were amidst the ruins. The style
of these frescoes, clearly derived from Indian models, seemed to mark the last centuries pre-
ceding the introduction of Islām as the probable date when the settlement had been deserted.
And already on the first day this conclusion received support from two Chinese copper coins of
the K'ai-yüan period (713–741 A. D.), which were picked up under my eyes from the débris-strewn
ground near the ruined buildings.
Old Turdi felt quite at home among these desolate surroundings, which he had visited so often Observa-
since his boyhood. It was the fascinating vision of hidden treasure which had drawn him and tions of
his kinsfolk there again and again, however scanty the tangible reward had been of their trying Turdi.
wanderings. Yet the familiarity thus acquired with the silent relics of the past had developed
in him an instinctive interest in all traces of the life that once reigned here. His shrewd
observations on some of its more practical aspects, and his excellent memory for matter-of-fact
details noticed in the course of his diggings made him distinctly useful at the site. It was
evident from his communications that the conditions of the dunes were changing very slowly
at this site. Consequently Turdi had no difficulty in recognizing the places where he and his
companions had been at work during previous visits. Luckily their scanty resources had never
allowed them to overcome the difficulty presented by the transport to this distant site of supplies
sufficient for a prolonged stay, or to bring there working parties of more than a few men.
Hence the structures more deeply buried in the sand had a good chance of escaping Selection of
unopened. It was important to select these in the first place for my excavations, and I felt camp.
grateful for Turdi's good memory and topographical instinct which enabled him readily to
indicate their positions. Guided by this first rapid survey I chose for my camp a place from
which the main ruins to be explored were all within easy reach. Practical considerations
compelled me to make my choice carefully. For in order to keep the men at work as long
as possible every day they had to be spared tiring tramps through the drift-sand. Still more
important was it to keep to a spot where fuel could be readily obtained in quantities
sufficient for our prospective long stay. Tamarisk-covered hillocks were rare, and subsequent
observation showed that we had almost reached the northernmost limit of their occurrence in
this region. Hence the dead trees of ancient orchards could alone be expected to furnish an
adequate supply of fuel, and they were found to be very unequally distributed over the ruined
area. As soon as the spot which seemed to answer these conditions best had been decided
upon, and the baggage unloaded, I hastened to dispatch the camels on their three days' journey
to the Keriya Daryā, there to find the fodder they so badly needed. The donkeys, too, which
had carried the men's food supplies, with the meagrest rations for themselves, were now sent
back to Tawakkel.
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