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1 online resource (viii, 205 pages : illustrations (some color), maps). |
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Archaeopress Archaeology
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Archaeopress archaeology.
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| Contents |
Chapter 1. Ancient Xinjiang at the International crossroads / Marika Vicziany -- Chapter 2. Xinjiang in prehistory / Alison Betts -- Chapter 3. The Xiaohe (Small River) cemetery and the Xiaohe culture / Yidilisi Abuduresule, Wenying Li, Xingjun Hu -- Chapter 4. Tianshan as a bridge: new studies of Bronze Age archaeology in the Western Tianshan, Xinjiang, China / Dexin Cong -- Chapter 5. A report on archaeological findings in the Upper Yili Valley / Xuetang Liu -- Chapter 6. Painted pottery of the Late Bronze Age - Early Iron Age in Central Asia: new data from Southern Uzbekistan / Nikolaus G.O. Boroffka and Leonid M. Sverchkov -- Chapter 7. Shifting exchange patterns during the Bronze and Iron Ages between China and the West in Eurasia / Henri-Paul Francfort -- Chapter 8. The Kashgar Oasis: reassessing the historical record / Marika Vicziany and Angelo Andrea Di Castro -- Chapter 9. The Kashgar Oasis in Buddhist and Pre Buddhist times: the archaeological and environmental record / Angelo Andrea Di Castro, Marika Vicziany and Xuan Zhu -- Chapter 10. Unravelling farming and metallurgy in ancient China with nuclear science / John Dodson, Pia Atahan and Xiaoqiang Li -- Chapter 11. Early wheat cultivation and plant use in Xinjiang prehistory: new evidence based on starch analysis / Peter Jia and Florence Chau. |
| Summary |
The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China, one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia. Historically, Xinjiang has been the geographic hub of the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north and south. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people have traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. Perhaps best known for the Taklamakan desert, whose name translates in the Uyghur language as 'You can go in, you will never come out', here the region is portrayed as the centre of an ancient Bronze Age culture, revealed in the form of the famous Tarim Mummies and their grave goods. Three authoritative chapters by Chinese archaeologists appear here for the first time in English, giving international audiences direct access to the latest research ranging from the central-eastern Xiaohe region to the western valleys of the Bortala and Yili Rivers. Other contributions by European, Australian and Chinese archaeologists address the many complexities of the cultural exchanges that ranged from Mongolia, through to Kashgar, South Asia, Central Asia and finally Europe in pre-modern times. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- History.
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Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Antiquities.
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Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Civilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 178969406X 9781789694062 (OCoLC)1130762967 |
| ISBN |
9781789694079 (electronic book) |
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1789694078 (electronic book) |
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9781789694062 (paperback) |
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178969406X (paperback) |
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