Antiquities of Upper Tibet: An Inventory of Pre-Buddhist Archaeological Sites on the High Plateau, Findings of the Upper Tibet Circumnavigation Expedition, 2000
Bellezza, John Vincent
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Book ID : 1029
ISBN-10 : 81-87392-25-8 / 8187392258
ISBN-13 : 978-81-87392-25-5 / 9788187392255
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2002
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
xviii, 304p., 219 Photos., 16 Maps on Art Paper, Bib., 25 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
This book examines a host of ancient monuments and rock art sites discovered by John Vincent Bellezza during his Upper Tibet Circumnavigation Expedition conducted in 2000. Adding significantly to his earlier work in the field, the author introduces for the first time 100 archaeological sites perched on the highest parts of the Tibetan plateau, including those found in the vicinity of holy Mount Kailash. The physical traces unearthed by the author are of the utmost importance to our understanding of the pre-Buddhist civilization of Tibet. As this work demonstrates, until the adoption of Indian Buddhism beginning in the 7th century CE, Tibet was home to an indigenous culture that was responsible for the creation of an impressive network of citadels, settlements, temples and necropolises. The documentation of these ancient monuments provided in this monograph helps to define a field with vast potential.
