{"product_id":"the-world-of-the-oxus-bertille-lyonnet-9781032570037","title":"The World of the Oxus Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst discovered in the 1970s, the Oxus Civilization, or the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe World of the Oxus Civilization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bertille Lyonnet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032570032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032570037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.85w x 1.90d","brand":"Bertille Lyonnet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159187255551,"sku":"9781032570037","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c2e38b4-6920-40aa-b6e2-959d555494a7.jpg?v=1689081127","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-of-the-oxus-bertille-lyonnet-9781032570037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}