Charsadda. The British-Pakistani Excavations at the Bala Hisar (Paperback, New)

The Bala Hisar of Charsadda is a 23m high mound covering an area of some 25 hectares close to the confluence of the Swat and Kabul rivers in North West Frontier Province's Vale of Peshawa.Although not as formally investigated as Taxila to its south-east, it has been subject to antiquarian and archaeological interest for over 100 years on account of its historical links with the Achaemenid Empire and Alexander the Great. The focus of this research may have changed significantly over time, mirroring broader methodological and theoretical changes, but all researchers have attempted to identify when this great tell site was founded and occupied, and whether there is evidence of Alexander's siege of the site. These issues are not merely of interest to ancient historians but are of great interest to archaeologists of both southern and western Asia as the origins of South Asia second urbanisation are also under scrutiny.

General

Imprint:	Bar Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	British Archaeological Reports International Series
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Ihsan Ali • Robin Coningham
Dimensions:	297 x 210mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	298
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4073-0153-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4073-0153-5
Barcode:	9781407301532

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