The 1200 year old skull and mandible of of one of the early settlers of Upper Mustang. Retreived from a "sky tomb" cave high above the village of Samdzong, the entire skeleton of this young man was recovered.
Climber and archaeologist Pete Athans attaches safety ropes to a cliffside high above Samdzong, Upper Mustang, Nepal, to access ancient funerary caves dating back thousands of years.
Climber and archaeologist Pete Athans rappels a cliffside high above Samdzong, Upper Mustang, Nepal, to access ancient funerary caves dating back thousands of years.
