First published in 1978, this was the first book in English to provide a complete survey of the immensely rich archaeological remains of Afghanistan. It has now been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to incorporate the latest discoveries and research.
First published in 1978, this was the first book in English to provide a complete survey of the immensely rich archaeological remains of Afghanistan. It has now been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to incorporate the latest discoveries and research.
Raymond Allchin (1923-2010) was at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, and one of the foremost British archaeologists in South Asian archaeology. Warwick Ball is former Acting Director of the British Institute of Afghan Studies and is author of The Monuments of Afghanistan (I.B. Tauris, 2008), The Archaeological Gazetteer of Afghanistan (OUP 2019) and Editor-in-Chief of the Afghanistan journal. Professor Norman Hammond is a Senior Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at Cambridge University. He was founding editor of South Asian Archaeology and of Afghan Studies.
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Notes on Contributors; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword Mohammad Fahim Rahimi Kabul Museum; Preface Norman Hammond; Introduction to the first edition Norman Hammond and Raymond Allchin; Introduction to the new edition Warwick Ball; 1. The Geographical Background Sophia R. Bowlby and Kevin H. White; 2. The Palaeolithic Richard S. Davies; 3. The development of the Oxus Civilisation north of the Hindu Kush Henri-Paul Francfort Bertille Lyonnet Cameron Petrie and Jim G. Shaffer; 4. The development of a 'Helmand Civilisation' south of the Hindu Kush Jim G. Shaffer and Cameron Petrie; 5. The Iron Age Achaemenid and Hellenistic periods Warwick Ball Simon Glenn Bertille Lyonnet David W. Mac Dowall and Maurizio Taddei; 6. From the Kushans to the Shahis Warwick Ball Olivier Bordeaux David W. Mac Dowall Nicholas Sims-Williams and Maurizio Taddei; 7. From the Rise of Islam to the Mongol Invasion Warwick Ball and Klaus Fischer; 8. From the Mongols to the Mughals Warwick Ball and Klaus Fischer; 9. Conclusion Raymond Allchin and Norman Hammond; Bibliography.
Notes on Contributors; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Foreword Mohammad Fahim Rahimi Kabul Museum; Preface Norman Hammond; Introduction to the first edition Norman Hammond and Raymond Allchin; Introduction to the new edition Warwick Ball; 1. The Geographical Background Sophia R. Bowlby and Kevin H. White; 2. The Palaeolithic Richard S. Davies; 3. The development of the Oxus Civilisation north of the Hindu Kush Henri-Paul Francfort Bertille Lyonnet Cameron Petrie and Jim G. Shaffer; 4. The development of a 'Helmand Civilisation' south of the Hindu Kush Jim G. Shaffer and Cameron Petrie; 5. The Iron Age Achaemenid and Hellenistic periods Warwick Ball Simon Glenn Bertille Lyonnet David W. Mac Dowall and Maurizio Taddei; 6. From the Kushans to the Shahis Warwick Ball Olivier Bordeaux David W. Mac Dowall Nicholas Sims-Williams and Maurizio Taddei; 7. From the Rise of Islam to the Mongol Invasion Warwick Ball and Klaus Fischer; 8. From the Mongols to the Mughals Warwick Ball and Klaus Fischer; 9. Conclusion Raymond Allchin and Norman Hammond; Bibliography.
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