¹ We are particularly grateful to Helvetas for financing the main part of the logistic costs of this operation. We also thank sincerely the Swiss-Liechtenstein Foundation for Archaeological Research Abroad (SLFA) for financing the research and laboratory costs, as well as a share of the transportation costs. We would also like to thank all the Bhutanese and Swiss people who kindly supported us daily during the field campaign.

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² Minister title.

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³ Previously the Swiss Guest House founded by Mr. Fritz Maurer, Swiss citizen living in Bhutan for nearly 30 years.

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⁴ Citadel including the Buddhist Drukpa monastic community, in which the political and spiritual administrations of the dzongkhag (district) are concentrated.

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⁵ Honorific title given by the King; honorific title for male members of the royal family.

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⁶ District leader of the administration.

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⁷ District.

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⁸ Chu means river in dzongkha, the national language of Bhutan. The literal meaning of dzongkha is the language (kha) of the fortified monasteries (dzong).

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⁹ River.

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¹⁰ Typical wind blown deposits in continental periglacial areas.

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¹¹ We would like to thank sincerely the personal of the Karsumphe Guest House who kindly brought us warm lunch to the site on every working day (the walks to an from the site totalize 50km!)

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