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IDP and John Cayley
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014A Few of Our Favourite Things: #20 John CayleyAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite item from...
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Countries Divided on Future of Ancient Buddhas
The New York Times, March 22, 2014Video | The Bamian Buddhas An inside look at the site of the destroyed Buddhas of Bamian in Afghanistan.By ROD NORDLANDMarch 22, 2014BAMIAN, Afghanistan — They were...
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Decaying relics face neglect
CCTV.com  21 march 2014Watch VideoPlay VideoAmong the more than 30 million artifacts kept in China's public museums, nearly half are suffering from various degrees of damage. Renovation work for so...
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Turko-Mongol Rulers, Cities and City Life
Turko-Mongol Rulers, Cities and City LifeISBN13:Â 9789004248762E-ISBN:Â 9789004257009Publication Year:Â 2013Format:Â HardbackPublication Type:Â BookPages, Illustr.:Â xxii, 452 pp.Imprint:Â BRILLLanguage:...
View ArticleNicholas Sims-Williams and his research on the Sogdian language and literature
Ancient India and Iran Trust Easter Term LecturesPosted on March 28, 2014 | Leave a comment25 April: Geoffrey Greatrex (Ottawa)  Procopius’ Persian Tales: entertainment, history or morality...
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IDP#MuseumMastermind and #MuseumWeek
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014#MuseumMastermind and #MuseumWeekThis week IDP UK has been taking part in Twitter’s #MuseumWeek event and today for the ‘Test Your Knowledge’ #MuseumMastermind day we prepared...
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Mobility and Transformations: New Directions in the Study of the Mongol Empire
International ConferenceMobility and Transformations: Economic and Cultural Exchange in Mongol EurasiaThe Hebrew University of JerusalemJune 29th - July 1st 2014Mobility and Transformations: New...
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A new hypothesis for the urban genesis of Bukhara
4 April: Current Research in Iranian StudiesTime14.30 – 17.00 hrsVenueUniversity Library LeidenHeinsius Room (2nd floor)Everyone is welcome!For more information please contact Gabrielle van den Berg...
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Excavations in Panjakent and Hisorak
EXPLORING ANCIENT TRACKS OF SILK ROAD IN TAJIKISTANWith Pavel Lurje4 – 15 September 2014 The site of Kum (to be visited on the third day)The program includes visits to the most outstanding...
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A Few of Our Favourite Things: The Complete Series
FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2014A Few of Our Favourite Things: The Complete SeriesAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite item from...
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Ancient Nomads Spread Earliest Domestic Grains Along Silk Road, Study Finds
Source: Popular-Archaeology.com  1 April 2014Findings at ancient nomadic campsites in Kazakhstan push back earliest known East-West interaction along Slik Road by 2,000 years.Charred grains of barley,...
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Days gone by: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) continues to be deprived of its...
Source: The Express Tribune  By Manzoor AliPublished: April 6, 2014Due to the absence of a museum in the region, all artefacts discovered from the Peshawar Valley in the British era were transported to...
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World's Oldest Decimal Times Table Found in China
The newly deciphered multiplication table, written on bamboo strips dated to 310 B.C., was more sophisticated than earlier versions.Source: News.NationalGeographic.com 5 April 2014A bundle of...
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Some sources for silk in the Stein collection
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014Some sources for silk in the Stein collectionTo celebrate 20 years of the International Dunhuang Project, IDP has arranged an extensive programme of events including a half-day...
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The Tomb of Liu Ji- Tang Dynasty
The Grandest Tomb of Tang Dynasty Found in Beijing— Tomb of Liu Ji  Source; Chinese Archaeology/ kaogu.cn  2014-04-11The tomb of Liu Ji was found in the process of some foundational construction in...
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Siberian Mummies in Copper Masks Pose Mystery
 VIEW RELATED GALLERY » GALLERYMysteriousSiberianMummies:PhotosVIEW CAPTION + VIEW CAPTION + VIEW CAPTION + VIEW CAPTION + VIEW CAPTION + VIEW CAPTION + VIEW CAPTION + UP NEXTAncient Eskimo Artifacts...
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Lost Kingdoms
By LEE LAWRENCEThe Wall Street Journal   April 15, 2014New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia" is a monumental show in about every...
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The Material Culture in The Royal Nomadic Court of Imperial Tibet
 .David Pritzker : The Material Culture in The Royal Nomadic Court of Imperial Tibet (7th-9th)from BIAPAL PRO 2 months ago ALL AUDIENCESIn the 7th century Tibet arose as newcomers on the stage of...
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Phrasebooks for Silk Route Travellers
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014 Â from the idp sitePhrasebooks for Silk Route TravellersPhrasebooks still seem to sell quite well, judging by their presence on bookshop shelves. If translation apps do eventually...
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