Central Asian cultures, arts, and architecture : inner Eurasia from prehistory to the medieval golden ages
Title:
Central Asian cultures, arts, and architecture : inner Eurasia from prehistory to the medieval golden ages
Author:
Kia, Ardi, 1949- author.
ISBN:
9781498589079
9781498589055
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Edition:
Second edition.
Publication Information:
Lanham : Lexington Books, c2018.
Physical Description:
xiv, 135 pages : maps ; 23 cm
Contents:
A short history of excavation and research in Central Asia -- Prehistoric cultures & artifacts of Central Asia -- Copper age: pottery, metalwork & weaving products -- The steppe Bronze Age -- Iron Age -- Eastern parts of Central Asia: prehistoric and ancient times -- Central Asian Bronze Age -- Satrapy of Parthia -- Sassannian empire: the birth of a state religion -- Satrapy of Soghdia (Soghdiana).
Abstract:
"With fifty percent new material, the second edition of Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture explores the prehistoric and ancient cultural accomplishments that influenced the Golden Age of inner Eurasia during the medieval era"-- Provided by publisher.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
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