The General Collection of the Dunhuang Caves: Archaeological Report of the Mogao Caves

The General Collection of the Dunhuang Caves: Archaeological Report of the Mogao Caves applied the most advanced surveying technologies to archaeological work to achieve significant breakthroughs in cave archaeological mapping. This archaeological report transcends traditional methods limited to text, drawings, and photography by integrating interdisciplinary approaches from archaeology, history, art history, Buddhism, surveying, computer science, photography, chemistry, physics, and information studies.

The report was acclaimed by the academic community both domestically and internationally and became a model for writing archaeological reports on other cave temple sites. école des Hautes études en Sciences Sociales awarded the 2nd Léon Vandermeersch Prize of Chinese Studies to Fan Jinshi, the chief editor of the series. The award not only recognizes the academic achievements of the Mogao Caves' archaeological report under Fan's leadership, but also signifies the international academic community's keen interest in and acknowledgment of the archaeological and world heritage preservation achievements at the Mogao Caves.

The publication of this archaeological report is beneficial for the permanent preservation and protection of the scientific archival materials related to the Mogao Caves and other Dunhuang caves. It promotes in-depth research into the cultural heritage of the Dunhuang Caves and meets the demands of domestic and international scholars and academic institutions for information about the caves. This report provides foundational evidence for the comprehensive restoration under the threat of progressive deterioration in the cave temples.

《敦煌石窟全集：莫高窟考古報告》

《敦煌石窟全集：莫高窟考古報告》將最先進的測繪技術運用到考古工作中，實現了石窟考古測繪的重大突破。這一考古報告打破了過去僅限于文字、繪圖和攝影結合的方法手段，融匯了考古、歷史、美術史、佛教、測量、計算機、攝影、化學、物理學、信息資料等多學科方法。

該報告得到了國內外學術界的高度肯定，也為其他石窟寺遺址考古報告的撰寫提供了范例。法蘭西學院金石美文學院將 “第二屆汪德邁中國學獎”授予了該叢書的負責人樊錦詩先生，不僅是對樊錦詩主持的莫高窟考古報告學術成就的褒獎，也意味著國際學術界對敦煌莫高窟的考古與世界遺產保護成就的高度關注與認同。

考古報告的出版，有利于永久保存、保護敦煌莫高窟及其他敦煌石窟的科學檔案資料，推動敦煌石窟文化遺產的深入研究、滿足國內外學者和學術機構對敦煌石窟資料的需求，在石窟隨時間逐漸劣化的威脅下，為全面復原提供可靠的依據。