The World of the Oxus Civilization PDF
Edited by Bertille (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France) Lyonnet, Nadezhda Dubova
Part of the Routledge Worlds series
Description
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.
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- Pages:204 pages, 46 Tables, black and white; 22 Line drawings, black and white; 288 Halftones, black and w
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- Publication Date:17/11/2020
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:204 pages, 46 Tables, black and white; 22 Line drawings, black and white; 288 Halftones, black and w
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/11/2020
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- ISBN:9781351757836
