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Ranging across space and time, this book brings together up-to-date
research on the socio-cultural phenomenon of caravans. It shows
that caravans for long-distance trade in arid lands are present in
both the Old and New Worlds. Alongside historical and archival
records, ethnographic analyses of modern caravans provide
theoretical frameworks for reconstructing aspects of ancient
caravans such as behaviour, ritual and material culture. The volume
reflects on the changing foci of caravan research and the future of
caravans, when memories of living caravaners are fading, and the
fragile and remote nature of caravan-related sites means that they
are at risk. It will be relevant to scholars from anthropology,
archaeology and history and others with an interest in trade,
travel and nomadism.
Ranging across space and time, this book brings together up-to-date
research on the socio-cultural phenomenon of caravans. It shows
that caravans for long-distance trade in arid lands are present in
both the Old and New Worlds. Alongside historical and archival
records, ethnographic analyses of modern caravans provide
theoretical frameworks for reconstructing aspects of ancient
caravans such as behaviour, ritual and material culture. The volume
reflects on the changing foci of caravan research and the future of
caravans, when memories of living caravaners are fading, and the
fragile and remote nature of caravan-related sites means that they
are at risk. It will be relevant to scholars from anthropology,
archaeology and history and others with an interest in trade,
travel and nomadism.
This book provides a fresh and unique global perspective on the
study of caravans by bringing together a wealth of up-to-date
research that explores the similarities and divergences of caravan
lifeways in Africa, Eurasia, the Near East, Southwest Asia,
Mesoamerica, and the Andes. The volume presents theoretical
frameworks for caravan assessment and intercultural caravan
crossings, pushing the boundaries of caravan route history and
archaeology to consider the emergence, evolution, maintenance, and
adaptations of caravans. Drawing from anthropological,
archaeological, historical, geographical, economic, social,
political, and art historical perspectives, the volume will be
attractive to scholars of these disciplines and beyond who are
interested in social issues embedded on trade, travel, and
nomadism. .
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