Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan
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Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan by Warwick Ball
Since its publication in 1982, the Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan has become the main reference work for the archaeology of Afghanistan, and the standard sites and monuments record for the region; archaeological sites are now referred to under their Gazetteer catalogue number as routine in academic literature, and the volume has become a key text for developing research in the area. This revised and updated edition has been significantly expanded to incorporate new field-work and discoveries, as well as older field-work more recently published, and presents new cases of synthesis and unpublished material from private archives. New discoveries include the Rabatak inscription detailing the genealogy of the Kushan kings, a huge archive of Bactrian documents, Aramaic documents from Balkh on the last days of the Persian empire, a new Greek inscription from Kandahar, two tons of coins from Mir Zakah, a Sasanian relief of Shapur at Rag-i Bibi, a Buddhist monastic 'city' at Kharwar, new discoveries of Buddhist art at Mes Aynak and Tepe Narenj, and a newly revealed city at the Minaret of Jam. With over 1500 catalogue entries, supplemented with concordance material, site plans, drawings, and detailed maps prepared from satellite imagery, the Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan: Revised Edition is the most comprehensive reference work on the archaeology and monuments of the region ever undertaken. Cataloguing all recorded sites and monuments from the earliest times to the Timurid period, this volume will be an invaluable contribution to the renewed interest in Afghanistan's cultural heritage and an essential resource for students and researchers.
Especially when taken together, these two volumes excellently complement each other and should not be missing from any library dedicated to this topic and/or spaceThey do not serve only archaeologists as an indispensable and up-to-date basis, but are also useful, for example, to ethnographers, urban planners or for tourism management. * Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia (ACSS) *
...[T]he Gazetteer is an extremely useful reference tool. It will be most easily navigable to those already familiar with the material, but ultimately, the Gazetteer will be the key reference work on the archaeology of Afghanistan. * J. Eva Meharry, University of Cambridge, Antiquity *
This Gazetteer is both a research tool and the most complete works of reference for the archaeology and the monuments of Afghanistan, from the Palaeolithic to the Timurid period. * Pierre Centliveres, Les Nouvelles d'Afghanistan *
I strongly recommend that all major university libraries purchase either the hard copy or the digital E version of this gazetteer, as it will be an invaluable resource for students of at their institutions. This gazetteer covers sites from all periods of history and many different topics are linked to these sites, from Palaeolithic archaeology to Islamic art and architecture. It is equally important for scholars and universities in Asia as in the rest of the world where archaeologists and historians study the subjects of global interaction, culture change and the ebb and flow of civilizations. * Jonathan Mark Kenoyer *
...[T]he Gazetteer is an extremely useful reference tool. It will be most easily navigable to those already familiar with the material, but ultimately, the Gazetteer will be the key reference work on the archaeology of Afghanistan. * J. Eva Meharry, University of Cambridge, Antiquity *
This Gazetteer is both a research tool and the most complete works of reference for the archaeology and the monuments of Afghanistan, from the Palaeolithic to the Timurid period. * Pierre Centliveres, Les Nouvelles d'Afghanistan *
I strongly recommend that all major university libraries purchase either the hard copy or the digital E version of this gazetteer, as it will be an invaluable resource for students of at their institutions. This gazetteer covers sites from all periods of history and many different topics are linked to these sites, from Palaeolithic archaeology to Islamic art and architecture. It is equally important for scholars and universities in Asia as in the rest of the world where archaeologists and historians study the subjects of global interaction, culture change and the ebb and flow of civilizations. * Jonathan Mark Kenoyer *
Warwick Ball is a Near Eastern Archaeologist who has carried out excavations, architectural studies, and monumental restoration in Afghanistan (where he was Acting Director of the British Institute of Afghan Studies), Iran, Iraq (as Director of Excavations with the British School of Archaeology in Iraq), Jordan, Libya, and Ethiopia. He has authored several books and articles on the history and archaeology of the Near East, including Rome in the East: The Transformation of an Empire, which was winner of the James Henry Breasted History Prize and Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 2000. He is currently Editor in Chief of Afghanistan, the journal of the American Institute of Afghanistan Studies. Born in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Borders.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199277582 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199277583 |
| Title | Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan |
| Author | Warwick Ball |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2019-07-18 |
| Number of pages | 712 |
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