This could be read as an adventure story, says Evans (archaeology, Cambridge U.), relating the discovery of Himalayan ruins, especially Kohla, at 3200 meters above sea level, reported to be the last place the Tamu-mai/Gurung lived collectively as a single people before dispersing and descending to lower villages. But his main concern is how the past is constructed in the present, with the particular discovery serving as an example. With help from various colleagues, he discusses journeys and knowledges; anthropology and shamanic considerations; survey results from along the trail; approaching Kohla; and landscape, histories, and narrative trails. No index is provided. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)