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Author : Christoph Baumer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783447198363
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (983 download)
Download or read book Urban Cultures of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Karakhanids written by Christoph Baumer and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christoph Baumer
Publisher : Harrassowitz
ISBN 13 : 9783447111690
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (116 download)
Download or read book Urban Cultures of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Karakhanids written by Christoph Baumer and published by Harrassowitz. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time a comprehensive presentation of the development of urban cultures in Central Asia from the Early Bronze Age (around 3000 BC) to the Middle Ages (about 1200 AD) is exemplarily illuminated in this book on the basis of individual research projects. The treated area extends from Turkmenistan to Mongolia and was home to cultures such as the Bronze Age Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), the Sogdian of the Iron Age, the early Parthian or various early medieval ones, namely in the Zhetysu (?Seven Stream country?) in the southeast of Kazakhstan. The urban civilizations that developed here were closely interrelated, on the one hand, with the cultures of the nomadic ranchers who traversed and inhabited this vast region and, on the other hand, with the more developed neighboring civilizations of the Near East and the Far East. Thus, the region became a diverse exchange zone of cultural and religious influences and also played a major role in the transmission of cultural impulses.0The richly illustrated book reflects the contributions of a conference that took place in Bern in 2016 and includes 28 contributions from 50 researchers from 14 countries. The results of many of the excavations presented here will be published in English for the first time. Each article is accompanied by an extensive bibliography and a Russian abstract.
Author : Philip L. Kohl
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317282256
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book The Bronze Age Civilization of Central Asia written by Philip L. Kohl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bronze Age Civilization of Central Asia edited by Philip L. Kohl collates translated articles from soviet findings of Bronze Age and Aenolithic remains in Central Asia. Originally published in 1981, these articles include the latest discoveries at the time of publication such as the Murghab Delta sites to build a clearer picture of civilizations and settlements in Bronze Age Southern Central Asia and their history and evolution for new English audiences. This title will be of interest to students of history, archaeology and anthropology.
Author : Fredrik Talmage Hiebert
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0873655451
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (736 download)
Download or read book Origins of the Bronze Age Oasis Civilization in Central Asia written by Fredrik Talmage Hiebert and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1994-11-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988–89, Fred Hiebert excavated part of Gonur in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Institute of Archaeology in Moscow. Published here, the results provide a key to understanding the large corpus of material of the Bactro-Margiana Archaeological Complex extracted over the past 30 years.
Author : Ahmad Hasan Dani
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120814073
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book History of Civilizations of Central Asia written by Ahmad Hasan Dani and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dani, Ahmad Hasan
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231027190
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book History of Civilizations of Central Asia written by Dani, Ahmad Hasan and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 1992-12-31 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 1 of this UNESCO multi-volume series traces the history of man in this vast region from the Palaeolithic beginnings to circa 700 BC, when the foundations of the Achaemenian Empire were laid. The earliest history of man is evidenced and the food producing areas of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and the Indus Valley explored. The Bronze Age and the first signs of urbanization from the Indus to the Oxus are described as is the development of the nomadic pastoral tribes, such as the Aryans, whose history can be seen in proper perspective through archaeological evidence now available. A comprehensive first instalment for any enthusiast interested in the history and development of Asia.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004687289
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Buddhism in Central Asia III written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-04-11 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The BuddhistRoad project has been creating a new framework to understand the dynamics of cultural encounter and religious transfer across premodern Eastern Central Asia. This framework includes a new focus on the complex interactions between Buddhism and non-Buddhist traditions and a deepening of the traditional focus on Buddhist doctrines between the 6th and 14th centuries, as Buddhism continued to spread along an ancient, local political-economic-cultural system of exchange, often referred to as the Silk Roads. This volume brings together world renowned experts to discuss these issues including Buddhism and Christianity, Islam, Daoism, Manichaeism, local indigenous traditions, Tantra etc. Contributors include: Daniel Berounský, Michal Biran, Max Deeg, Lewis Doney, Mélodie Doumy, Meghan Howard Masang, Yukiyo Kasai, Diego Loukota†, Carmen Meinert, Sam van Schaik, Henrik H. Sørensen, and Jens Wilkens.
Author : Bertille Lyonnet
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351757830
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)
Download or read book The World of the Oxus Civilization written by Bertille Lyonnet and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays presents a synthesis of current research on the Oxus Civilization, which rose and developed at the turn of the 3rd to 2nd millennia BC in Central Asia. First discovered in the 1970s, the Oxus Civilization, or the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), has engendered many different interpretations, which are explored in this volume by an international group of archaeologists and researchers. Contributors cover all aspects of this fascinating Bronze Age culture: architecture; material culture; grave goods; religion; migrations; and trade and interactions with neighboring civilizations, from Mesopotamia to the Indus, and the Gulf to the northern steppes. Chapters also examine the Oxus Civilization’s roots in previous local cultures, explore its environmental and chronological context, or the possibly coveted metal sources, and look into the reasons for its decline. The World of the Oxus Civilization offers a broad and fascinating examination of this society, and provides an invaluable updated resource for anyone working on the culture, history, and archaeology of this region and on the multiple interactions at work at that time in the ancient Near East.
Author : Dilnoza Duturaeva
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004510338
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Qarakhanid Roads to China written by Dilnoza Duturaeva and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qarakhanid Roads to China reconsiders the diplomacy, trade and geography of transcontinental networks between Central Asia and China from the 10th to the 12th centuries and challenges the concept of “the Silk Road crisis” in the period between the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the rise of the Mongols. Utilizing a broad range of Islamic and Chinese primary sources together with archaeological data, Dilnoza Duturaeva demonstrates the complexity of interaction along the Silk Roads and beyond that, revolutionizes our understanding of the Qarakhanid world and Song-era China’s relations with neighboring regions.
Author : Fredrik T. Hiebert
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1934536237
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (345 download)
Download or read book A Central Asian Village at the Dawn of Civilization written by Fredrik T. Hiebert and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-03-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This integration of earlier and new scholarship reconceptualizes the origins of civilization, challenging the received view that the ancient Near East spawned the spread of civilization outward from Mesopotamia to all other neighboring cultures. Central Asia is here shown to have been a major player in the development of cities. Skillfully documenting the different phases of both Soviet and earlier Western external analyses along with recent excavation results, this new interpretation reveals Central Asia's role in the socioeconomic and political processes linked to both the Iranian Plateau and the Indus Valley, showing how it contributed substantively to the origins of urbanism in the Old World. Hiebert's research at Anau and his focus on the Chalcolithic levels provide an essential starting point for understanding both the nature of village life and the historical trajectories that resulted in Bronze Age urbanism. University Museum Monograph, 116
Author : Rachel Mairs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351610287
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)
Download or read book The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World written by Rachel Mairs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-29 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a thorough conspectus of the field of Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek studies, mixing theoretical and historical surveys with critical and thought-provoking case studies in archaeology, history, literature and art. The chapters from this international group of experts showcase innovative methodologies, such as archaeological GIS, as well as providing accessible explanations of specialist techniques such as die studies of coins, and important theoretical perspectives, including postcolonial approaches to the Greeks in India. Chapters cover the region’s archaeology, written and numismatic sources, and a history of scholarship of the subject, as well as culture, identity and interactions with neighbouring empires, including India and China. The Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek World is the go-to reference work on the field, and fulfils a serious need for an accessible, but also thorough and critically-informed, volume on the Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. It provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the Hellenistic East.
Author : Ardi Kia
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498589065
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)
Download or read book Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture written by Ardi Kia and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central Asia Cultures, Arts, and Architecture presents a journey through time, analyzing the history of Central Asian cultures, arts, and architecture since prehistoric times. It includes documentation of historical, cultural, artistic, and architectural accomplishments, and combines writings based on archaeological excavations and research of prehistoric, ancient, and medieval sites, as well as translations of ancient and medieval historical sources by Russian, Chinese, and other indigenous scholars. For over seven thousand years, Central Asian residents have left a record of distinguished cultural artifacts. Like creators of any age or period, they sought to respond as creatively as possible to the necessities of their societies as a whole, and those of their individual patrons. In doing so, as this book reveals, they have given us a timeless source through which we can detect the dynamic stages of their creativity throughout history, as well as the breath of our own rich cultural and artistic heritage.
Author : Costanza Coppini
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803273410
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue – Volume 3 written by Costanza Coppini and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three volumes present the proceedings of the 6th Broadening Horizons Conference, which took place at the Freie Universität Berlin from 24–28 June, 2019. This volume - Volume 3 - contains 14 papers from Session 4 — Crossing Boundaries: Connectivity and Interaction; and Session 6 — Landscape and Geography: Human Dynamics and Perceptions.
Author : Sitta von Reden
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110604973
Total Pages : 950 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies written by Sitta von Reden and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies offers in three volumes the first comprehensive discussion of economic development in the empires of the Afro-Eurasian world region to elucidate the conditions under which large quantities of goods and people moved across continents and between empires. Volume 3: Frontier-Zone Processes and Transimperial Exchange analyzes frontier zones as particular landscapes of encounter, economic development, and transimperial network formation. The chapters offer problematizing approaches to frontier zone processes as part of and in between empires, with the goal of better understanding how and why goods and resources moved across the Afro-Eurasian region. Key frontiers in mountains and steppes, along coasts, rivers, and deserts are investigated in depth, demonstrating how local landscapes, politics, and pathways explain network practices and participation in long-distance trade. The chapters seek to retrieve local knowledge ignored in popular Silk Road models and to show the potential of frontier-zone research for understanding the Afro-Eurasian region as a connected space.
Author : Massimo Vidale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 183860975X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)
Download or read book Treasures from the Oxus written by Massimo Vidale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In history, this grand arterial 1500-mile waterway was always seen as the natural frontier between the northern provinces of the Iranian empires and the outer Turanian lands. It was for centuries central to Achaemenid and later Persian power. But, as the author shows, it has a prehistory which goes very much further back: and a succession of skilled yet still elusive Bronze Age cultures flourished here well before the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BCE. This richly illustrated book explores the fascinating history, art and archaeology of the region, including its primal trade in silk and foodstuffs; the mineral wealth of the Oxus basin; its exotic myths and beliefs; and the converging tribes and peoples which led to a new stability, economic growth and urbanism. The volume contains 150 full-colour photographs of notable artefacts, including silver decorated vessels, inlaid stone pots, agate beads and 25 'Bactrian Princesses': remarkable statuettes made in chlorite and limestone. Most of these rare objects have never been seen, let alone published, before.
Author : Victor H. Mair
Publisher : Study of Man
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Peoples of Eastern Central Asia: Genetics and physical anthropology, metallurgy, textiles, geography and climatology, history, and mythology and ethnology written by Victor H. Mair and published by Study of Man. This book was released on 1998 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sitta von Reden
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110604930
Total Pages : 1131 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies written by Sitta von Reden and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 1131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of the Handbook describes different extractive economies in the world regions that have been outlined in the first volume. A wide range of economic actors – from kings and armies to cities and producers – are discussed within different imperial settings as well as the tools, which enabled and constrained economic outcomes. A central focus are nodes of consumption that are visible in the archaeological and textual records of royal capitals, cities, religious centers, and armies that were stationed, in some cases permanently, in imperial frontier zones. Complementary to the multipolar concentrations of consumption are the fiscal-tributary structures of the empires vis-à-vis other institutions that had the capacity to extract, mobilize, and concentrate resources and wealth. Larger volumes of state-issued coinage in various metals show the new role of coinage in taxation, local economic activities, and social practices, even where textual evidence is absent. Given the overwhelming importance of agriculture, the volume also analyses forms of agrarian development, especially around cities and in imperial frontier zones. Special consideration is given to road- and water-management systems for which there is now sufficient archaeological and documentary evidence to enable cross-disciplinary comparative research.
