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On Research Activities in the Nepal-Tibetan Border Area of Mustang during the Years 1991-1998

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Contents

Part 1: A Few Words – Khadga Man Shrestha. a; Introduction – Dieter Schuh. c; Trial Excavation of a Cave System in Muktinath Valley – Angela Simons … 1; Dendrochronological Research in South Mustang – B. Schmidt. 20; Important Trade Routes in Nepal and Their Importance to the Settlement Process – Rainer Graafen and Christian Seeber. 34; A Ritual of Political Unity in an Old Nepalese Kingdom – Charles Ramble. 49; Chörten in Mustang – Niels Gutschow. 59.

Part 2: A Few Words on The Theme – Khadga Man Shrestha. a; Excavations at Khingar Mound 1991 – Hans G. Hüttel. 1; Faunal remains From Early Houses in Khingar – Angela von den Driesch. 18; Tibetan Sources on Muktinath – Franz Karl Ehrhard. 23; Settlement Processes and the Formation of State in the High Himalayas Chracterized by Tibetan Culture and Tradition – Willibald Haffner and Perdita Pohle. 42; Geographical Research on the Cultural Landscape of Southern Mustang – Perdita Pohle … 57; Cartographic Activities in the Mustang District – Robert Kostka. 83.

Part 3: A Few Words about Study on High Mountain Archaeology – Khadga Man Shrestha. 1; A Brief Note on the Seminar on High Mountain Archaeology of Nepal – Janak Lal Sharma. 9; People´s Participation in the Management of Local Affairs in Southern Mustang in the 19th and 20th Centuries – M. L. Karmacharya … 17; KAGBENI: Structural Analysis of Dendrochronological Data – Niels Gutschow. 23; Preliminary Report on the 1992 Campaign of the Team of the Institute of Prehistory, University of Cologne – Angela Simons, Werner Schön, Sukra Sagar Shrestha. 51; Archaeological Excavations at Khingar and Dzarkot – Chandra Prasad Tripathee. 77; Reflections on the Existence of Castles and Observation Towers in the Area under Inverstigation, the Southern Mustang – Christian G. Seeber. 81; Civic Authority and Agrarian Mangement in South Mustang – Charles Ramble. 89; The Chorten at Luri – Niels Gutschow. 137; The Archaeological Research in the High Mountains of Mustang District – Tara Nanda Mishra. 147.

Part 4: A Few Words about Investigations on the History of the Muktinath Valley – Khadga Man Shrestha. 1; Investigations in the History of the Muktinath Valley and Adjacent Areas, Part I – Dieter Schuh. 9; The Pre-historic Settlement of Mustang – First Results of the 1993 Archaeological Investigations in Cave-systems and Connected Ruined Sites – Angela Simons, Werner Schön and Sukra Sagar Shrestha. 93.

Part 5: A Few Words on Archeaological and Archival Research in Southern Mustang – Khadga Man Shrestha. 1; Investigations in the History of the Muktinath Valley and Adjacent Areas, Part II – Dieter Schuh. 5; Role of the Bhaladmis in the Management of Local Affairs in Southern Mustang in the 19th and 20th Centuries – M. L. Karmacharya … 55; Wild life in Ancient Khingar, Mustang – Angela von den Driesch. 75; Excavation at Garab-Dzong, Dist. Mustang. Preliminary Report of the Campaign 1994 – Ernst Pohl and Chandra Prasad Tripathee. 95; Dead and Living Settlements in the Shöyul of Mustang – Charles Ramble and Christian Seeber. 107: Short Remarks on the Caves of Tabo in Spiti – Christoph Cüppers. 131.

Part 6: Foreword – Shaphalya Amatya. 1; Sa-´dul dgon-pa: A Temple at the Crossroads of Jumla, Dolpo and Mustang – Franz-Karl Ehrhard. 3; Houses and Housholds in Southern Mustang – John Harrison and Charles Ramble. 23; Watermills in Mustang: Notes on Architecture, Function and Management – John Harrison and Charles Ramble. 39; Ritual Deposits at Garab-Dzong, Dist. Mustang- Angela von den Driesch, Henriette Manhart, Petra Maurer and Ernst Pohl. 53; Archaeological Research in Mustang: Report on the Field Work of the years 1994 and 1995 Done by Cologne University Team – Angela Simons, Werner Schön and Sukra Sagar Shrestha. 65; Excavations at Gotihawa: A Note on the Results Obtained during the First Excavation Campaign Winter 1994-1995- Giovanni Verardi. 85.