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Image: Printed prayer flags attached to this stupa carry blessings and wishes in the breeze, whilst stone tablets are inscribed with intricate carvings and prayers also
Image: The Annapurna mounain range is subject to dramatic seasonal erosion from melting snows, that can hamper the preservation of archaeology
Image: Despite the challenging terrain and remote living conditions, this lama hermitage is built into a rock face nearly 4000m up, and is still occupied
Image: The team must climb to an altitude of nearly 5500m, higher than the summit of Mt Blanc, with packs laden with survey and climbing equipment. Here, the view from the last camp before the high pass of Thorung La
Image: Though Everest is the highest peak, the Annapurna range is home to some of the most technically challenging and dangerous mountains in the Himalayas. Here, the web of prayer flags cling to a monument for climbers lost on Annapurna I
Image: The HEART team will fieldwalk and survey several high altitude plateau, such as this one, for scatters of artefacts that could suggest below-ground settlement
Image: A 500-year old monastery at the village of Kagbeni. On the cliff face behind can just be seen examples of hand-cut caves, just some of the many which the team will be exploring
Image: Project director, Hayley Saul, en route to the base of Annapurna I during a 2011 reconnaissance to discover the potential for archaeological remains in the Mustang region