Aurel Stein

Connected Sites: 4

Definition
Sir Marc Aurel Stein (26 November 1862 - 26 October 1943) was a Hungarian-British archaeologist, primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in Central Asia. He was also a professor at various Indian universities. (wiki)

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Connected Sites

  • Mogao Caves
    Mogao Caves
    China
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.08
    59
    5
    Stein's greatest discovery was made at the Mogao Caves also known as "Caves of the Thousand Buddhas", near Dunhuang in 1907. It was there that he discovered the Diamond Sutra, the world's oldest printed text which has a date (corresponding to AD 868), along with 40,000 other scrolls (wiki)
  • Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    Silk Roads: Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
    China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.02
    197
    9
    For Mogao Caves
  • Shahr-i Sokhta
    Shahr-i Sokhta
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.48
    7
    2
    The site was discovered and investigated by Aurel Stein in the early 1900s. (wiki)
  • Takht-i-Bahi
    Takht-i-Bahi
    Pakistan
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.04
    33
    3
    Visited Sahri-Bahlol
    See stein.mtak.hu