Author:Marc Aurel Stein

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Marc Aurel Stein
(1862–1943)

Hungarian-British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia; knighted; professor at various Indian universities

Marc Aurel Stein

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  • Detailed Report on an Archaeological Tour with the Buner Field Force, Lahore, Punjab Government Press. 1898.
  • Kalhaṇa's Rājataraṅgiṇī – A Chronicle of the Kings of Kaśmīr, 2 vols. London, A. Constable & Co. Ltd. 1900. (Vol 1, Vol 2)
  • Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan, London, Hurst and Blackett, Ltd. 1904.
  • Report of Archaeological Survey Work in the North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan, Peshawar, Government Press, N.W. Frontier Province. 1905.
  • Ancient Khotan: Detailed report of archaeological explorations in Chinese Turkestan, 2 vols. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 1907.
  • Ruins of Desert Cathay: Personal Narrative of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China, 2 vols. London, Macmillan & Co. 1912.
  • Serindia: Detailed report of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China, 5 vols. London & Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1921.
  • The Thousand Buddhas: ancient Buddhist paintings from the cave-temples of Tung-huang on the western frontier of China.
  • "A Chinese expedition across the Pamirs and Hindukush, A.D. 747." Indian Antiquary 1923.
  • Innermost Asia: Detailed Report of Explorations in Central Asia, Kan-su and Eastern Iran, 5 vols. Oxford, Clarendon Press. 1928.
  • On Alexander's Track to the Indus: Personal Narrative of Explorations on the North-West Frontier of India. London, Macmillan & Co. 1929.
  • On Ancient Central Asian Tracks: Brief Narrative of Three Expeditions in Innermost Asia and Northwestern China. 1932.

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Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.


This author died in 1943, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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