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Ruins of Desert Cathay : vol.1 |
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CAMEL BEING LOADED FOR START FROM LOP-NOR SITE. |
| [Photo] 127 |
WIND-ERODED CLAY TERRACES (YARDANGS) RISING AMONG DUNES, LOP-NOR DESERT. |
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and winding course. The depressions of the Yâr-
ing exactly in the direction in which we were march-
up to this point, made progress so easy that it cause
a downright feeling of dismay when we noticed the
a struggle of miles from the dry river bed the
smaller formations look us. The hope of turning to our advan-
strange moanings of the bitter north-caster for the
of our new camp had proved futile. A dow
ness of low dunes kept the ground covered with
d, and erosion had manifestly lost much of its pow
For about three miles we crossed numerous sma
inal stems, all Taghrak of small size, which must ha
growing; they marked courses which the river ha
used only for short periods. Their lines seemed t
y more or less parallel to the old river bed. The
have avoided ground overrun by dunes only now a
feet high, until dusk obliged us to halt by the side
of three poplars still running west to east.
No doubt all this area was in the times of the H
spacious jungle-grazing, subject to inundations from t
Hsiung. Hence the finds of small bronze objects, such
arrow-head, were very scanty, once we had passed
his river course. A Han coin picked up close to h
ning a stamp was our last datable relic. But of oth
hese remains had free play it had laid here also rema
earlier periods. Thus we met on that first march t
idence of very coarse pottery, which was manifestly t
and when nearing camp I picked up a fine old s
ahead of jade four inches long, undoubtedly belon
the later phase of the Stone Age. How near the d
we heard our earliest historical clock in this regio
tion which it is quite impossible to answer at prese
Our march on December 30th, under a clear sky
the word for a change blowing from the eas
ment, was still easy. But certain significant
ness suggested that we were passing into different g
the characteristic direction of erosion from north-
south-west was no longer observable in such len
undulations of clay as we met with. The dune
low, grew slowly in height, while the f
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