Lecture Details
Lectures are open to Members only, who may however normally bring one guest.| Title | NW China: The Mysteries of the Gobi Searching for Camels and Lost Cities in the Heart of Asia |
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| Speaker | Mr John Hare Founder and Chairman Wild Camel Protection Foundation John Hare, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers' Club of America has lectured to the Royal… more |
| Date | Tue 7 April 2009 |
| Description | An account of archaeological finds in two great Chinese deserts, the Gobi and the Lop. They now seem utterly inhospitable, yet they were once inhabited, witness the abandoned city of Lou Lan in the Lop, discovered by Sven Hedin in 1893 and subsequently further excavated by Aurel Stein. The graves and mummies discovered there and in the Gobi have given rise to one of the great mysteries of Asia. Who are these people, who lived in the area and seemingly predated the arrival of Chinese settlers by some 2,000 years? Incredibly there is significant evidence to suggest they could be Celtic. |
| Venue |
2 Belgrave Square 2 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PJ (Open map) |
| Journal Article | The Mysteries of the Gobi Desert (Asian Affairs, Volume 40 Number 3) |
| Countries |
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