| Beyond the Steppe and the Sown: Proceedings of the 2002 University of Chicago Conference on Eurasian Archaeology Contributor(s): Peterson, D. L. (Editor), Popova, L. M. (Editor), Smith, A. T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004146105 ISBN-13: 9789004146105 Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $361.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: In this collection of 29 articles, leading researchers and a generation of new scholars join together in questioning the dominant oppositing dicthotomy in Eurasian archaeology of the 'steppe and sown, ' while forging new approaches which integrate local and global visions of ancient culture and society in the steppe, mountain, desert and maritime coastal regions of Eurasia. This ground-breaking volume demonstrate the success of recently established international research programs and challenges readers with a wide variety of fresh new perspectives. The articles are conveniently divided into four sections on Local and Global Perspectives, Regional studies, New Directions in Theory and Practice, and Paleoecology and Environment, and cover a broad period from the Copper Age to early Mediaeval times in the Independent States of the former USSR, as well as Turkey, China and Mongolia. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Art | History - Ancient & Classical - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 930 |
| LCCN: 2006047563 |
| Series: Colloquia Pontica |
| Physical Information: 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of 29 articles, leading researchers and a generation of new scholars join together in questioning the dominant opposing dichotomy in Eurasian archaeology of the steppe and sown, ' while forging new approaches which integrate local and global visions of ancient culture and society in the steppe, mountain, desert and maritime coastal regions of Eurasia. This ground-breaking volume demonstrates the success of recently established international research programs and challenges readers with a wide variety of fresh new perspectives. The articles are conveniently divided into four sections on Local and Global Perspectives, Regional Studies, New Directions in Theory and Practice, and Paleoecology and Environment, and cover a broad period from the Copper Age to early Mediaeval times in the Independent States of the former USSR, as well as Turkey, China and Mongolia. |