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IN the two volumes referred to below are incorporated the results of the American expedition which visited Russian Turkestan under the direction of Mr. Raphael Pumpelly, the well-known geologist, in 1904, and, besides conducting excavations at Anau, near Askhabad, collected material bearing on the physiography of the Central Asian deserts and oases. Thus the work of the expedition was two-fold. On one hand, we are presented with geological and physiographical observations, illustrating changes which have taken place in the character of Central Asia; on the other, we have a full and able presentment of the archæological material obtained from the excavations at Anau, including a very complete ceramic record. We should add that the excavations were directed by Dr. Hubert Schmidt, of Berlin, who joined the staff of the expedition for that purpose.
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Explorations in Turkestan: Expedition of 1904. Prehistoric Civilisations of Anau. Origins, Growth, and Influence of Environment. Edited by Raphael Pumpelly. Vol. i., pp. xxxvi+240+vi; vol. ii., pp. x+(241–494)+x; with 97 plates and 548 illustrations, including maps and plans. (Washington: Carnegie Institution, 1908.)
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KING, L. Transcapian Archæology 1 . Nature 83, 157–159 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/083157a0
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