The entrance to a Bronze Age winter camp (IMAGE)

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The entrance to a Bronze Age winter camp

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North-western Xinjiang: the entrance to a Bronze Age winter camp. The gaps between the parallel lines of stones were filled with packed mud to provide thick wind-proof protection from blizzards.

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Alison Betts

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