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Video is astounding

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The backstory of the manuscripts and the role of Aurel Stein was part of the Russian--English great game..the west lost of track of this during USSR times. I wonder if the British Museum under pressure to return.

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That's another fascinating story. Has anyone ever written a book about these cavs and the role they have played in history? I'd love to hear more about it.

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Actually there is an amazing amount but not that much about the library. However, Aurel Stein's collection at the British Museum covers it. This book--Whitfield, Roderick., Susan Whitfield, Neville Agnew, and Susan. Whitfield. Cave Temples of Mogao : Art and History on the Silk Road . Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Getty Museum, 2000--might be a good overview. I don't know anyone who has visited the Caves, do you?

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No, I don't know anyone who has visited the caves. I'd like to read a little more about them. The videos are beautiful

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Spectacular - thank you. More on that subject:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s3H88mTWbw

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That was fabulous. I didn't know there is a recreation in LA. There are quite a few youtubes on the caves, but this one was concise and new to me.

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Many thanks. I also like this one -- it covers 5-6 major silk road site

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEKtJrY-z08

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