@article{2018archaeological author = {}, title = {Archaeological Ladakh: Recent Discoveries Redefining the History of a Key Region between the Pamirs and the Himalayas}, journal = {Central Asiatic Journal}, volume = {61}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, abstract = {This paper aims at revisiting the history of Ladakh from its Protohistory (3rd millennium BCE) to the Namgyal dynasty (16th-19th century CE). It is based on the rich discoveries carried out by a variety of researchers over the past three decades, including the hundreds of fortifications, temple ruins, religious complexes, gravesites, rock art sites, etc. documented by the author. Material, cultural and religious influence from the Pamir corridor, Kashmir, Upper Tibet and Northern Central Asia have shaped Ladakh since times immemorial, and made the region to much more than solely a ‘Little Tibet’. This paper presents this data in chronological order, and shows how our understanding of Ladakh is in the process of important transformation.}, url = {https://doi.org/10.13173/centasiaj.61.1.0103} doi = {10.13173/centasiaj.61.1.0103} }