The discovery of Tibetan-Tuyuhun "royal" graves in Dulan, Qinghai province, has necessitated a rewrite of the history of the Silk Road. This volume includes the article, "The lost kingdom of Tuyuhun", p. 5, and papers by Xu Xinguo (Director, Qinghai Cultural Relics and Archaeology Institute): "The Tibetan cemeteries in Dulan county: Their discovery and investigation", pp 7-12; "An investigation of Tubo (Tibetan) sacrificial burial practices", pp 13-21; "The buildings for worship and sacrifice above Tubo tombs", pp 23-35; "A silver casket from a Dulan sacrificial horse trench", pp 37-49; and, "An examination of the stone carving on the cliff face at Lusigou", pp 50-54.

The comprehensive documentation of Chinese archaeological and art history research appears in a section (pp 55-213) devoted to full English summaries of articles published in China in the period from July to September 1996. The volume also includes an annotated list of all new books (pp 221-232) in the archaeological, art history and cultural heritage fields published or announced to be published in China since the appearance of the previous volume of China Archaeology and Art Digest.

Heritage issues are addressed in the news section of the issue (pp 214-220).

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