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:Map of the Lop Nor region by Folke Bergman (1935)

Folke Bergman (29 August 1902 — 22 May 1946) was a Swedish explorer and archaeologist.

Biography

Hans Folke Bergman was born at Klara parish in Stockholm, Sweden. He participated in the 1924–1926 excavations of Stora Torget in Visby. From 1929–1935, he participated in the Sino-Swedish Expedition as a member of the Sino-Swedish Northwest China Scientific Inspection Team led by Sven Hedin (1865-1952). He is best known for his discovery of the Xiaohe Tomb complex in Lop Nur, China during 1934. Another of his finds, the Juyan bamboo strips of the Han dynasty, zh:居延漢簡 (Inner Mongolia, 1930), is known for its transportation from Beiping to Hong Kong, then to the USA, and finally to Taiwan, in a preservation effort during the Sino-Japanese war. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. ^ "Folke Bergman". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Folke Bergman". National Institute of Informatics. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sven Hedin (1865-1952)". Authors' Calendar. Retrieved September 1, 2020.