The world of the Oxus civilization /
"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, has engendered...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2021.
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Series: | Routledge worlds.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
Summary: | "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, 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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Item Description: | Taylor & Francis EBA 2024 |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 932 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781315193359 1315193353 9781351757829 1351757822 9781351757836 1351757830 9781351757812 1351757814 |