The History and the Technological Study of Traditional Tibetan Painting Pigment

Likeallsocietieswhoseoriginspredatetheinventionofthewrittenword,manyaspectsofprehistoricTibetarelostinablurofmystery.YetarcheologistsarediggingintotheruinsleftbyTibet'searliesthumaninhabitantstohelpcarveawaythelackofknowledge,justasarthistoriansareexaminingancientpaintingsleftinsideTibetancavestosketchoutthecontoursofprehistoriclifeandartontheRoofoftheWorld.