Complex sentence: Works thought to be long lost turned up (e.g. the "Hua Hu Jing"); ancient editions of the classics were found (e.g. editions of the "Analects"); unknown ancient Central Asia languages came to light (e.g. the Khotanese language).
Split into simpler sentences: Works thought to be long lost turned up (e.g. the "Hua Hu Jing"). Unknown ancient Central Asia languages came to light (e.g. the Khotanese language).