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The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

The Emergence of Cities and States

By: Frank Raymond Allchin,George Erdosy

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The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

The Emergence of Cities and States

By: Frank Raymond Allchin,George Erdosy

A study of the cities and states of South Asia between c.800BC and AD 250.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521376955

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9780521376952

Lost World of the Golden King

In Search of Ancient Afghanistan

By: Frank L. Holt

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Lost World of the Golden King

In Search of Ancient Afghanistan

By: Frank L. Holt

Delightful and learned, and written in a crisp and vigorous style, this book will be read with great interest and profit by both scholars and general readers." —Stanley Burstein, author of The Reign of Cleopatra

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Univ of California Press

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0520273427

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9780520273429

Alexander the Great and Bactria

The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia

By: Frank Lee Holt

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Alexander the Great and Bactria

The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia

By: Frank Lee Holt

This study should appeal to anyone interested in the civilizations of Greece and Central Asia, from the expert to the undergraduate.

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128

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Brill Archive

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9004086129

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9789004086128

Alexander the Great and Bactria

The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia

By: Frank L. Holt

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Alexander the Great and Bactria

The Formation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia

By: Frank L. Holt

The creation of a Greek Frontier in Central Asia was one of the most famous and far-reaching achievements of Alexander the Great. Yet the process was shaped as much by the political traditions of the natives as by the cultural traditions of the newcomers. This book examines this key historical clash from both sides, and shows that the birth of Hellenistic Bactria was a traumatic one eliciting more bitterness than 'brotherhood'. The book is composed of four major parts: Part I provides an introduction to both Bactrian and Alexander studies; Part II surveys the land and peoples of Central Asia prior to Alexander's 'conquest'; Part III covers the Graeco-Macedonian invasion and the effects of colonization; Part IV treats the aftermath, from the death of Alexander to the accession of Seleucus.

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BRILL

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9004328955

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9789004328952

From the Oxus to Mysore In 1951

The Start of a Great Partnership in Indian Scholarship

By: Frank Raymond Allchin,Bridget Allchin

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From the Oxus to Mysore In 1951

The Start of a Great Partnership in Indian Scholarship

By: Frank Raymond Allchin,Bridget Allchin

Raymond and Bridget Allchin are legendary figures in the field of South Asian archaeology. They led - as Nicholas Barrington says in his Introduction - 'busy lives', in the UK and made frequent archaeological trips to South Asia, weaving a partnership of overlapping areas of knowledge and skills. The story they tell here is first of their early years and influences, their very different experiences of World War II and the changes it brought, and of how they met, in London, in 1950. Within a year, they are married and setting out together on their first joint visit to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is the narrative of this exciting and at times demanding journey that fills the rest of the book. History, anthropology, religion, politics, and a detailed account of how the Allchins made a pioneering archaeological excavation of the prehistoric Piklihal site in southern India, spills off the page amid the practicalities of travel and daily life. There is variety of detail everywhere about bazaars, clothes, food and family homes and about cities and remote settlements. The book is a record of the scholars with whom they came into contact and of the friendship and hospitality they found everywhere in the subcontinent

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Hardinge Simpole Limited

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1843822210

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9781843822219

The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

The Emergence of Cities and States

By: Frank Raymond Allchin,George Erdosy

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The Emergence of Cities and States

By: Frank Raymond Allchin,George Erdosy

A study of the cities and states of South Asia between c.800BC and AD 250.

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Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

The British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments

By: Richard Salomon,Frank Raymond Allchin,Mark Barnard

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Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

The British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments

By: Richard Salomon,Frank Raymond Allchin,Mark Barnard

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara will appeal to a broad audience with interests in Buddhism, comparative religion, and Asian languages."--BOOK JACKET.

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029597768X

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Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

The British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments

By: Richard Salomon

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Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

The British Library Kharoṣṭhī Fragments

By: Richard Salomon

As the Dead Sea scrolls have changed our understanding of Judaism and early Christianity, so a set of twenty-nine scrolls recently acquired by the British Library promise to provide a window into a crucial phase of the history of Buddhism in India. The fragmentary birch bark scrolls, which were found inside one of a set of inscribed clay pots, are written in the Gandhari Prakrit language and in Kharosthi script. Dating from around the beginning of the Christian era, the scrolls are probably the oldest Buddhist manuscripts ever discovered. The manuscripts and pots come from a region known in ancient times as Gandhara, corresponding to modern northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. At the peak of its influence, Gandhara was the capital of a series of wealthy and powerful dynasties and became one of the world?s most important centers of Buddhism and the gateway through which Buddhism was transmitted from India to China and other parts of Asia. Gandhara was also a principal point of contact between India and the Western world. Despite abundant archeological evidence of Gandhara?s thriving culture, until now there has been virtually no documentary evidence of its literary and religious canon. This volume introduces a groundbreaking project to decipher and interpret the Gandhäran texts. It provides a detailed description of the manuscripts and a survey of their contents, along with a preliminary evaluation of their significance. Also included are representative samples of texts and translations. This discovery sheds new light on the regional character of early Indian Buddhist traditions, the process of the formation of standardized written canons, and the transmission of Buddhism into central and east Asia. Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhara will appeal to a broad audience with interests in Buddhism, comparative religion, and Asian languages. For more information go to the Early Buddhist Manuscript Project web site at http://www.ebmp.org/

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Gandharan Buddhist Texts

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0295977698

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9780295977690

Anuradhapura: The artefacts

By: Robin Coningham

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Anuradhapura: The artefacts

By: Robin Coningham

The site of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, is important, from two principal points of view. In the first place it has played a significant role in the history and cultural traditions of Sri Lanka as a whole.

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1841719420

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Book's by Frank Raymond Allchin

The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

Lost World of the Golden King

Lost World of the Golden King

Alexander the Great and Bactria

Alexander the Great and Bactria

Alexander the Great and Bactria

Alexander the Great and Bactria

From the Oxus to Mysore In 1951

From the Oxus to Mysore In 1951

The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

The Archaeology of Early Historic South Asia

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

Ancient Buddhist Scrolls from Gandhāra

Anuradhapura: The artefacts

Anuradhapura: The artefacts

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