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Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia - Shepherds, Farmers, and Nomads (Hardcover)
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Rethinking Prehistoric Central Asia - Shepherds, Farmers, and Nomads (Hardcover)
Series: Asian States and Empires
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The peoples of Inner Asia in the second half of the first
millennium BC have long been considered to be nomads, engaging in
warfare and conflict. This book, which presents the findings of new
archaeological research in southeastern Kazakhstan, analyzes these
findings to present important conclusions about the nature of Inner
Asian society in this period. Pots, animal bones, ancient plant
remains, and mudbricks are details from the material record proving
that the ancient folk cultivated wheat, barley, and the two
millets, and also husbanded sheep, goats, cattle, and horses. The
picture presented is of societies which were more complex than
heretofore understood: with an economic foundation based on both
herding and farming, producing surplus agricultural goods which
were exported, and with a hierarchical social structure, including
elites and commoners, made cohesive by gift-giving, feasting, and
tribute, rather than conflict and warfare. The book includes
material on the impact of the first opening of the Silk Route by
the Han emperors of China.
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