Guest Lecture
Prof. Dr. Yoko Nishimura
The Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig and the Institute for Indology and Central Asian Studies cordially invite you to attend an exciting guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Yoko Nishimura (Toyo University) on 7 March 2024, 3 pm, in Straße des 17. Juni 2, room 126, on the topic "Historical photographs of the Geman Turfan Expeditions and the current status of the archaeological sites they explored".
The German Turfan expeditions to Chinese Central Asia, which took place between 1902 and 1914, published many records of their investigations. These records included photographs of the sites they explored, which were taken on glass plates during their travels. Some of these historical photographs have remained unpublished to this day because the locations and current state of the archaeological sites depicted in them are not entirely clear. Prof. Dr. Nishimura collaborated with Peking University and the cultural relics bureaus in Xinjiang to identify these archaeological sites. In this lecture, she will present the current status of the sites investigated by the German team based on the results of her work.
Author: Dr. Ines Konczak-Nagel