Central Asia Archaeology & History

ISBN: 9783805320276
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
In the north of Pakistan, near the border with China and Afghanistan are some extraordinary rock-art sites dating from the first century BC to the eighth century AD. There are also inscriptions written by a variety of Asian peoples. Obviously t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896467010
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
During the 1970s illegal excavations carried out in north-western Afghanistan uncovered large quantities of Bronze Age seals which were sold to museums and collections worldwide. This study establishes a chronology, typology and provides a lar... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780306810657
Published by : Da Capo Press
The Scythians, Sarmatians, Avars, Mongols, Mamluks, to name just five, were all renown for their deadly and brutal fighting forces. This `Military history of central Asia 500 B.C. to 1700 A.D.' outlines the origins, achievements and successes o... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521565059
Published by : Cambridge University Press
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 e... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885979018
Published by : Centre for the Study of Eurasian
Explores the 1990 survey and 1991-1992 excavations at Pokrovka in the southern Ural Steppes of Russia on the Kazakhstan border. These excavations focused on the skeletal remains from the cemetery, defining age and sex profiles, types of grave g... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789231028465
Published by : The Stationery Office Ltd
The second volume in this UNESCO sponsored series contains 20 papers covering the period of the development of sedentary and nomadic civilizations, 700 BC to AD 250. Contributiors include: A Abetekov & H Yusupov (Ancient Iranian nomads in west... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805313230
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Catalogue of some 90 burials, with drawings and descriptions of objects: daggers and spears; personal ornaments, rings, hangers, pins, bracelets; pottery; horse gears, bits, etc (several graves contain horses). Discussion of grave ritual and so... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789231027192
Published by : The Stationery Office Ltd
The first volume of this UNESCO-sponsored series on central Asia covers the period up to 700 BC. An international team of specialists contribute to 20 chapters ranging accross: Lower, Middle, and Upper Palaeolithic cultures; Neolithic communiti... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885979056
Published by : Zinat Press
Fedorov-Davydov was a renowned Russian historian, archaeologist and numismatist who, in later years, became preoccupied with researching the links between the Medieval civilisations in the East and in the West, and the history of the Great Silk... .... Learn More