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General Asia

Money on the Silk Road
by Helen Wang
This book focuses on the money of Eastern Central Asia to c. AD 800, a period of over 900 years, across a vast geographical area with a very diverse population of different cultures and traditions. The only relevant historical accounts are those found in the Chinese dynastic histories, yet these contain few references to money in Eastern Central Asia. This study therefore depends almost entirely on the archaeological evidence for money found at ...
Paperback. Price GB £65.00

Sir Aurel Stein: Proceedings of the British Museum Study Day, 23 March 2002
edited by Helen Wang
The papers collected in this volume throw new light on Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943), and his life and work. They consider his Hungarian background, his links with Hungary throughout his life, and, in particular, his working methods. They reveal how his discipline out in the field enabled him to produce popular travelogues and superb specialist reports swiftly and accurately, which in turn brought him international acclaim and support for future ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £12.50, Our Price GB £5.00

Bronze Age of Southeast Asia
by Charles Higham
The bronze age of southeast Asia has been described as an enigma and a challenge. This is the first comprehensive study of the period to be placed within its broader regional context. The integration of distinct cultural areas within one book enables understanding of how regional diversity arises. 380p, 150 b/w figs (Cambridge UP 1996)
Paperback. Price GB £30.00

The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific
by Geoffrey Irwin
Using an innovative model to establish a detailed theory of prehistoric navigation, Irwin shows that Pacific Islanders expanded settlement by the cautious strategy of exploring first upwind, so as to ease their safe return rather than sailing randomly in search of the unknown. The range of strategies increased as geographical knowledge was added to navigational: it became safe to search across and down the wind returning by different routes. The ...
Paperback. Price GB £24.99

Excavation of Khok Phanom Di, Vol 3: The Material Culture (part 1)
edited by C. F. W. Higham & R. Thosarat.
The prehistoric site of Khok Phanom Di in central Thailand, occupied c.2000-1500 BC, was particularly rich in material culture. This volume focuses on the non-ceramic objects, all of which are discussed, catalogued and illustrated. The finds include ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £36.00, Our Price GB £19.95

The Excavation of Khok Phanom Di, Vol. 2: The Biological Report (part 1)
edited by C. F. W. Higham & R. Bannanurag
Report on the biological remains of the 4000 year-old site, detailing results of analysis on pollen and sediments, ostracoda and foraminifera, microfauna and large mammalian fauna, shellfish and landsnails, stomach contents and coprolites. 388p, 77 ...
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The Religions of the Hindukush 1
Jettmar, K.
This volume of Jettmar's important three volume survey of Central Asian religion focuses on the beliefs of the Kafirs of NE Afghanistan. Our knowledge of the remote and inaccesible regions of the Hindukush is as yet incomplete and only in modern times have Western scholars been able to begin to study them. Professor Jettmar's book is very important to our understanding of the religions and cultures of the remote tribes of this area. These ...
Paperback. Price GB £28.00

Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan I: Legal and Economic Documents. Revised edition
by Nicholas Sims-Williams
During the last twenty years, more than 150 documents in Bactrian, the language of pre-Islamic Afghanistan, have come to light. These documents provide unique information on the history of Afghanistan and neighbouring lands in the 4th to 8th centuries C.E., as well as revealing a Middle Iranian language which was hardly known before. The first volume of Nicholas Sims-Williams' edition, which was published in 2001, contained all the legal and ...
Hardback. Price GB £35.00

Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan III: Plates
by Nicholas Sims-Williams
During the last twenty years, more than 150 documents in Bactrian, the language of pre-Islamic Afghanistan, have come to light. These documents, which have been deciphered and published by Nicholas Sims-Williams, provide unique information on the history of Afghanistan and neighbouring lands in the 4th to 8th centuries C.E., as well as revealing a Middle Iranian language which was hardly known before. The purpose of the present volume is to ...
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Ancient Coins from Asia Minor and the East: Selections from the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection
edited by Nicholas Wright
This lavishly illustrated book presents a selection of coins from Asia Minor and the East from the Colin Pitchfork Collection. The enlarged pictures are designed to allow close inspection of detail for the serious collector but it is also suitable for those who have a more general interest in this region. 170p, col illus (Ancient Coins in Australian Collections 2, Australian Centre for Ancient Numismatic Studies, 2011)
Paperback. Price GB £40.00