Contents Part 1: A Few Words - Khadga Man Shrestha. a; Introduction - Dieter Schuh. c; Trial Excavation of a Cave System in Muktinath Valley - Angela Simons … 1; Dendrochronological Research in South Mustang - B. Schmidt. 20; Important Trade Routes in Nepal and Their Importance to the Settlement Process - Rainer Graafen and Christian Seeber. 34; A Ritual of Political Unity in an Old Nepalese Kingdom - Charles Ramble. 49; Chörten in Mustang - Niels Gutschow. 59. Part 2: A Few Words on The Theme - Khadga Man Shrestha. a; Excavations at Khingar Mound 1991 - Hans G. Hüttel. 1; Faunal remains From Early Houses in Khingar - Angela von den Driesch. 18; Tibetan Sources on Muktinath - Franz Karl Ehrhard. 23; Settlement Processes and the Formation of State in the High Himalayas Chracterized by Tibetan Culture and Tradition - Willibald Haffner and Perdita Pohle. 42; Geographical Research on the Cultural Landscape of Southern Mustang - Perdita Pohle … 57; Cartographic Activities in the Mustang District - Robert Kostka. 83. Part 3: A Few Words about Study on High Mountain Archaeology - Khadga Man Shrestha. 1; A Brief Note on the Seminar on High Mountain Archaeology of Nepal - Janak Lal Sharma. 9; People´s Participation in the Management of Local Affairs in Southern Mustang in the 19th and 20th Centuries - M. L. Karmacharya … 17; KAGBENI: Structural Analysis of Dendrochronological Data - Niels Gutschow. 23; Preliminary Report on the 1992 Campaign of the Team of the Institute of Prehistory, University of Cologne - Angela Simons, Werner Schön, Sukra Sagar Shrestha. 51; Archaeological Excavations at Khingar and Dzarkot - Chandra Prasad Tripathee. 77; Reflections on the Existence of Castles and Observation Towers in the Area under Inverstigation, the Southern Mustang - Christian G. Seeber. 81; Civic Authority and Agrarian Mangement in South Mustang - Charles Ramble. 89; The Chorten at Luri - Niels Gutschow. 137; The Archaeological Research in the High Mountains of Mustang District - Tara Nanda Mishra. 147. Part 4: A Few Words about Investigations on the History of the Muktinath Valley - Khadga Man Shrestha. 1; Investigations in the History of the Muktinath Valley and Adjacent Areas, Part I - Dieter Schuh. 9; The Pre-historic Settlement of Mustang - First Results of the 1993 Archaeological Investigations in Cave-systems and Connected Ruined Sites - Angela Simons, Werner Schön and Sukra Sagar Shrestha. 93. Part 5: A Few Words on Archeaological and Archival Research in Southern Mustang - Khadga Man Shrestha. 1; Investigations in the History of the Muktinath Valley and Adjacent Areas, Part II - Dieter Schuh. 5; Role of the Bhaladmis in the Management of Local Affairs in Southern Mustang in the 19th and 20th Centuries - M. L. Karmacharya … 55; Wild life in Ancient Khingar, Mustang - Angela von den Driesch. 75; Excavation at Garab-Dzong, Dist. Mustang. Preliminary Report of the Campaign 1994 - Ernst Pohl and Chandra Prasad Tripathee. 95; Dead and Living Settlements in the Shöyul of Mustang - Charles Ramble and Christian Seeber. 107: Short Remarks on the Caves of Tabo in Spiti - Christoph Cüppers. 131. Part 6: Foreword - Shaphalya Amatya. 1; Sa-´dul dgon-pa: A Temple at the Crossroads of Jumla, Dolpo and Mustang - Franz-Karl Ehrhard. 3; Houses and Housholds in Southern Mustang - John Harrison and Charles Ramble. 23; Watermills in Mustang: Notes on Architecture, Function and Management - John Harrison and Charles Ramble. 39; Ritual Deposits at Garab-Dzong, Dist. Mustang- Angela von den Driesch, Henriette Manhart, Petra Maurer and Ernst Pohl. 53; Archaeological Research in Mustang: Report on the Field Work of the years 1994 and 1995 Done by Cologne University Team - Angela Simons, Werner Schön and Sukra Sagar Shrestha. 65; Excavations at Gotihawa: A Note on the Results Obtained during the First Excavation Campaign Winter 1994-1995- Giovanni Verardi. 85.