Archaeological Sites
The Library Cave of Dunhuang
Sealed c. 1000 · Mogao Caves, Gansu, China
FoundThe prize. A walled-up trove of manuscripts
Where. Mogao Caves, Gansu, China
Status. Found
Where. Mogao Caves, Gansu, China
Status. Found
The account
A sealed cave at Dunhuang hid forty thousand manuscripts and paintings for a thousand years; most were carried off, and what the other caves still hold is unknown.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Mogao Caves, Gansu, China; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: A walled-up trove of manuscripts.
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