The World Of The Oxus Civilization

Author : Bertille Lyonnet,Nadezhda A Dubova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 967 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351757829

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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 : Bertille Lyonnet,Nadezhda A Dubova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351757836

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The World of the Oxus Civilization by Bertille Lyonnet,Nadezhda A Dubova Pdf

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 : Massimo Vidale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781838609764

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Treasures from the Oxus by Massimo Vidale Pdf

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 : Fredrik Talmage Hiebert
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1994-11-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780873655453

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Origins of the Bronze Age Oasis Civilization in Central Asia by Fredrik Talmage Hiebert Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : DMB Academics
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 9781578686506

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Ancient Civilizations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Béatrice André-Salvini
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Achaemenid dynasty
ISBN : 9780520247314

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Forgotten Empire by Béatrice André-Salvini Pdf

A richly-illustrated and important book that traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires.

Author : Liang Emlyn Yang,Hans-Rudolf Bork,Xiuqi Fang,Steffen Mischke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030007287

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Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road by Liang Emlyn Yang,Hans-Rudolf Bork,Xiuqi Fang,Steffen Mischke Pdf

This open access book discusses socio-environmental interactions in the middle to late Holocene, covering specific areas along the ancient Silk Road regions. Over twenty chapters provide insight into this topic from various disciplinary angles and perspectives, ranging from archaeology, paleoclimatology, antiquity, historical geography, agriculture, carving art and literacy. The Silk Road is a modern concept for an ancient network of trade routes that for centuries facilitated and intensified processes of cultural interaction and goods exchange between West China, Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean. Coherent patterns and synchronous events in history suggest possible links between social upheaval, resource utilization and climate or environment forces along the Silk Road and in a broader area. Post-graduates in studying will benefit from this work, as well as it will stimulate young researchers to further explore the role played by the environment in long-term socio-cultural changes.

Author : Frank L. Holt
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520953741

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Lost World of the Golden King by Frank L. Holt Pdf

Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. In a gripping narrative informed by the author’s deep knowledge of his subject, this book covers two centuries of Bactria’s history, from its colonization by remnants of Alexander the Great’s army to the kingdom’s collapse at the time of a devastating series of nomadic invasions. Beginning with the few tantalizing traces left behind when the ‘empire of a thousand cities’ vanished, Holt takes up that trail and follows the remarkable and sometimes perilous journey of rediscovery. Lost World of the Ancient King describes how a single bit of evidence—a Greek coin—launched a search that drew explorers to the region occupied by the tumultuous warring tribes of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Afghanistan. Coin by coin, king by king, the history of Bactria was reconstructed using the emerging methodologies of numismatics. In the twentieth century, extraordinary ancient texts added to the evidence. Finally, one of the ‘thousand cities’ was discovered and excavated, revealing an opulent palace, treasury, temple, and other buildings. Though these great discoveries soon fell victim to the Afghan political crisis that continues today, this book provides a thrilling chronicle of the search for one of the world’s most enigmatic empires.

Author : Collectif
Publisher : MOM Éditions
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9782356681775

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The Iranian Plateau during the Bronze Age by Collectif Pdf

The book compiles a portion of the contributions presented during the symposium “Urbanisation, commerce, subsistence and production during the third millennium BC on the Iranian Plateau”, which took place at the Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée in Lyon, the 29-30 of April, 2014. The twenty papers assembled provide an overview of the recent archaeological research on this region of the Middle East during the Bronze Age. The socio-economic transformation from rural villages to towns and nations has prompted many questions into this evolution of urbanisation. What was the impact of interactions between cultures in the Iranian Plateau and the surrounding regions (Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, Indus Valley)? What was the overall context during the Bronze Age on the Iranian Plateau? What was the extent and means of the expansion of the Kuro-Araxe culture? How did the Elamite Kingdom become established? What new knowledge has been contributed by the recent excavations and studies undertaken in the east of Iran? What was the influence of the Indus Valley culture, known as an epicentre of urbanisation in South Asia? What are the unique characteristics of the ancient cultures in Iran? While the urbanisation of early Mesopotamia has been the subject of much debate for several decades, this topic has only recently been raised in respect to the Iranian Plateau. This volume is the product of an international community from Iranian, European, and American institutions, consisting of recognised specialists in the archaeology of the Iranian Bronze Age. It provides an overview of the latest research, including abundant results from current on-going excavations. The current state of archaeological research in Iran, comprising many dynamic questions and perspectives, is presented here in the form of original contributions on the first emergence of towns in the Near and Middle East.

Author : Sangaralingam Ramesh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783031420726

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The Political Economy of India's Economic Development: 5000BC to 2022AD, Volume I by Sangaralingam Ramesh Pdf

This book, the first of two volumes, explores India’s economic development from 5000BC through to the India’s independence period from 1947AD to 2022AD. The specific characteristics of economic development in India are examined to help determine development paths India can pursue to create sustainable development in the 21st century. The transition from the primary section to the secondary sector, through the process of industrialisation and in turn the move towards the services sector, is discussed in relation to climate change and the pressure on resources posed by population growth. This book aims to contextualise India’s economic development within the political economy of trade, sustainable development and culture with a particular focus on the institutions that have emerged in the Indian sub-continent since 5000BC. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in economic history, development economics, and the political economy.

Author : Xinyi Liu,Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute,Shinya Shoda,Petra Vaiglova
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832519400

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Effects of novel environments on domesticated species by Xinyi Liu,Giedre Motuzaite Matuzeviciute,Shinya Shoda,Petra Vaiglova Pdf

Author : John Wood,Sir Henry Yule
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Afghanistan
ISBN : OXFORD:600013677

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A Journey to the Source of the River Oxus by John Wood,Sir Henry Yule Pdf

Author : Stella Kostopoulou,Gricelda Herrera-Franco,Jacob Wood,Kheir Al-Kodmany
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031310270

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Cities’ Vocabularies and the Sustainable Development of the Silkroads by Stella Kostopoulou,Gricelda Herrera-Franco,Jacob Wood,Kheir Al-Kodmany Pdf

This book discusses how cities’ identities are formed and developed over time and portrays architecture and the arts as the embodiment of the historical, cultural, and economic characteristics of cities. Furthermore, it explores strategies and solutions to preserve the cultural heritage along the Silk Road, representing a compilation of research addressing the economic and social opportunities and challenges related to the development of a more sustainable and responsible approach to tourism development and the preservation of heritage. As such, it covers a wide range of audiences including economists, architects, planners, tourism experts, and decision-makers interested in making use of cities' available resources and features, offering strategies to explore development opportunities through sustainable and responsible tourism along the Silk Road. This book is a culmination of selected research papers from the first version of the International Conference on "Silk Road Sustainable Tourism Development and Cultural Heritage (SRSTDCH)" which was held in 2021 in collaboration with Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the European Interdisciplinary Silk Road Tourism Centre, Greece and the 5th Edition of the International Conference on “Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA)” which was held in 2021 in collaboration with University of Pisa, Italy.

Author : Robin Coningham,Ruth Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780521846974

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The Archaeology of South Asia by Robin Coningham,Ruth Young Pdf

This book synthesises the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c.6500 BCE) to the third century BCE.

Author : Scott R. Hutson,Traci Ardren
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351029568

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The Maya World by Scott R. Hutson,Traci Ardren Pdf

The Maya World brings together over 60 authors, representing the fields of archaeology, art history, epigraphy, geography, and ethnography, who explore cutting-edge research on every major facet of the ancient Maya and all sub-regions within the Maya world. The Maya world, which covers Guatemala, Belize, and parts of Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador, contains over a hundred ancient sites that are open to tourism, eight of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and many thousands more that have been dug or await investigation. In addition to captivating the lay public, the ancient Maya have attracted scores of major interdisciplinary research expeditions and hundreds of smaller projects going back to the 19th century, making them one of the best-known ancient cultures. The Maya World explores their renowned writing system, towering stone pyramids, exquisitely painted murals, and elaborate funerary tombs as well as their creative agricultural strategies, complex social, economic, and political relationships, widespread interactions with other societies, and remarkable cultural resilience in the face of historical ruptures. This is an invaluable reference volume for scholars of the ancient Maya, including archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists.