Sir Aurel Stein's name is notably associated with the extensive excavations and explorations in the Central and Innermost Asia. He undertook several exploration journeys to the interior of Asia and used Sanskrit, Persian, Chinese, Turkish, Greek and Latin as scholarly tools to unlock the geographical puzzles. He unearthed numerous long buried sites in the desert sands of Central Asia, exposing a long forgotten civilisation and ancient remains and culture of a very rich heritage. Innermost Asia constitutes the story of his rediscovering the Ancient Silk Route from the passage land of westernmost China across the Tarim basin to the uppermost reaches of Oxus and to Iran and Hindukush valleys. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is the reprint of the great original work originally published in 1916, which is now not available except as a rare edition of great value. The set is released in the original format. The first two volumes contain text besides Appendices and Inscriptions. Volume three contains 505 large pictures of geographical and historical description, while volume four contains 200 plates of antiquities, arts and other objects found during the expeditions. Volume five has large size maps of surveys. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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