Aurel Stein

Sir Mark Aurel Stein or Aurel Stein (1862-1943), FRAS, was a British-Hungarian archaeologist and explorer. He traveled to many parts of South Asia and Central Asia to discover ancient cultures and their remains.

He died and was buried in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Aurel Stein Media

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  Map of Taklamakan from Stein's Serindia 1921, vol. V.

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  Letter from Aurel Stein to Rudolf Hoernle from Kashgar. Dated 25 May 1901.

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  Photograph of Aurel Stein's grave marker in the Sherpur Cantonment, Kabul

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  Fragment of carpet discovered by Aurel Stein in a refuse pit at Loulan, Xinjiang, and attributed to 3rd–4th century