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Inside the Kizil Caves: 236 Grottoes Older Than Mogao
Radiocarbon dates push the Kizil Caves back to about 300 CE, roughly 260 years before Mogao. Explore China’s earliest Buddhist grotto complex.
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Mahakali Caves: Inside Kondivite’s Circular Stupa Shrine
Nineteen caves, one 2.35 m stupa: the Mahakali Caves at Kondivite hold what may be western India’s earliest chaitya – explore Mumbai’s…
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Tianshui Tomb: Inside a Sogdian Official’s Stone Couch
Discovered in 1982, the Tianshui tomb preserves a Sogdian official’s stone funerary couch carved with Zoroastrian fire-altar scenes in Sui China. Explore…
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Inside the Tomb of Li Dan: A Byzantine Coin in Xi’an
In 564 CE the Tomb of Li Dan buried a Gandharan Brahmin beside a Byzantine gold coin in Xi’an — discover how…
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Inside Son Real: Mallorca’s Necropolis of 143 Tombs
With 143 tombs holding the remains of about 425 people, the Necropolis of Son Real is Mallorca’s Iron Age town of the…
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Yanzi’s Tomb: The History Behind Qi’s 1598 Ming Stele
A 1598 Ming stele marks Yanzi’s Tomb at Gaomi, yet Qi’s frugal chancellor Yan Ying was truly buried far off at Linzi.…