The Excavations of Hadda (Memiors of the French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan)

Barthoux's excavations at the site, in 1926-28, un covered many thousands of images, sensitively rend ered in stucco in the Gandharan Greco-Buddhist style and originally created to adorn the walls of over 500 commemorative stupas. Barthoux's work was hampered by resistance from local Mullahs, and despite his valiant efforts only a fraction of