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Monday | 02:15 PM | Location, Setting and Structure: The Landscape Archaeology of Religious Rock Carvings and Cave Temples Online event Dr. Francesca Monteith, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province (China), School of Cultural Heritage Cave temples and religious rock carvings provide key insight into Buddhist practice and its evolution in early Medieval China (ca. 360-1279 CE). Although some sites appear in historical records and contain inscriptions, the majority of cave temples do not. Many religious rock carvings are poorly preserved, dispersed and essentially hidden within the landscape. This talk aims to highlight how geospatial and archaeological methods can be used alongside art historical methods to allow us to further interpret sites with lost paintings or eroded statuary. In so doing, the varied roles of cave temples and religious rock carving sites demonstrate their functions. Streaming / Video URL https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84422869180?pwd=NWZwYTVwTDRvMG9QakNNV2FhSkxFdz09 Organizer Institut für Kunstgeschichte Ostasiens Homepage Organizer Contact Institut für Kunstgeschichte Ostasiens Contact URL |