Sir Aurel Stein's name is notably associated with the extensive excavations and explorations in Central and Innermost Asia. This book 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. During his explorations he unearthed numerous long buried sites in the desert sands of Central Asia, exposing a long forgotten civilization and ancient remains and culture of a very rich people. This set is complete in 5 large size volumes. The first two volumes contain descriptive text in 30 chapters besides appendices and inscriptions. Volume 3 contains 505 large pictures of geographical and historical descriptions while volume 4 has 200 plates of antiquities, arts and other objects found during the expeditions. Volume 5 has 56 maps of Chinese Turkistan and Kansu from surveys made during the explorations. |
