Ceramics of the Merv Oasis

Recycling the City
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-59874-225-1
Verlag: Left Coast Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications

Our knowledge of many groups or periods has benefited from systematic ceramic analysis, however as yet the Sasanian Empire of ancient Persia (224-651 AD) has not be subjected to the same examination. Merv, an expansive ancient city located in an oasis in the Central Asian steppes, was for millennia a gateway for travelers and traders along the Silk Road between east and west. Puschnigg’s detailed study of Merv’s Sasanian pottery creates a benchmark for other work on this ceramic corpus. She dissects the frequency, dates, wares, and profiles of hundreds of securely excavated pieces and compares them with the finds from earlier Russian studies, generally unavailable to western researchers. Puschnigg uses this material to provide insights into the social and economic dimensions of the Sasanian world, as well as providing researchers with a catalog of typical shapes and wares.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Puschnigg, Gabriele

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ceramics of the Merv Oasis

Über Autor(innen)

Gabriele Puschnigg