The history and archaeology of the Scythians and other steppe peoples
are relatively familiar, but what of their predecessors who colonized
and occupied this vast region, from the Carpathians to China, before
the Iron Age? The papers in this volume provide an overview and
reassessment of our knowledge of the period from Neolithic to Iron
Age in an area which covers approximately one-sixth of the earth's
land surface. The subject matter of the papers ranges broadly from
East to West on a number of major themes: the development of pastoral
eonomies; the diffusion of ideas, and the movement of peoples. The
authors too come from geographically diverse regions and different
traditions and methods of research and their evolution are outlined
and debated. New analytical techniques are highlighted. Arising from
a symposium held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological
Research (Cambridge, UK) in 2000, this volume helps to fill an
important gap in the literature on the later prehistory of Central
Asia.
Language: eng
Physical Description: xii, 344 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Edition Info: (hbk.)
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