ANCIENT NEPAL
Number 153 June 2003
Editorial Board Chief Editor Mrs. Shobha Shrestha
Editor
Mr. Bishnu Raj Karki
Mr. Prakash Darnal
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Petroglyphs and Abandoned sites in Mustang a Unique Source for Research
in Cultural History and Historical Geography -PD Dr. Perdita Pohle
The Sinja Valley Excavation in 2000 A.D.
-Christopher Evans & David Gibson
with U. Acharya, T. Harward & R. Kunwar ... 15-42
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Samvat 407 of Bimal Sangh's Shiva Linga & the Exact Inscription on it
- Shyam Sundar Rajbanshi ... 43-56
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The Historical Materials of Nepal-Tibetan war during the Time of Janga Bahadur Rana
- National Archives, Nepal
~ontribution of original nature dealing with pre-historic and field-archaeology, epigraphy, manuscripts, numismatics, archives, art, anthropology and architecture of Nepal and museum and other techniques connected with various aspects of art work are invited to "Ancient Nepal".
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