04950nam 2200781 450 991045784270332120200520144314.01-283-21246-397866132124671-934536-23-710.9783/9781934536230(CKB)2550000000050829(SSID)ssj0000534884(PQKBManifestationID)11364405(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534884(PQKBWorkID)10519447(PQKB)11449607(MiAaPQ)EBC3441415(OCoLC)655301418(MdBmJHUP)muse8393(DE-B1597)449230(OCoLC)1002222073(DE-B1597)9781934536230(Au-PeEL)EBL3441415(CaPaEBR)ebr10491872(CaONFJC)MIL321246(OCoLC)932312163(EXLCZ)99255000000005082920141020h20032003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA Central Asian village at the dawn of civilization, excavations at Anau, Turkmenistan /Fredrik T. Hiebert with Kakamurad Kurbansakhatov ; foreword by Robert H. Dyson, Jr. ; and contributions from Hubert Schmidt [and nine others]Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,2003.©2003xviii, 238 p. ill., mapsUniversity Museum Monograph ;116Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-931707-50-2 Includes bibliographical references and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Anau North, an Introduction -- 2 The Settlement History of Central Asia in the Village Period -- 3 The History of Investigations at Anau North -- 4 1997 Excavations: Context of Deposition and Stratigraphy -- 5 Radiocarbon Chronology -- 6 Ceramic Complexes of Anau North and Relative Chronology -- 7 Small Finds from Anau North / Lollekova, Ogul'sona / Moore, Katherine M. -- 8 Architecture at Anau North -- 9 Burials / Warner, L. / Kurbansakhatov, K. -- 10 The Use of Plants at Anau North / Miller, Naomi F. -- 11 Microscopic Analysis of Soils from Anau North / Golyeva, Alexandra A. -- 12 Animal Herding, Hunting, and the History of Animal Domestication at Anau depe / Moore, K. M. / Ermolova, N. M. / Forsten, Ann -- 13 Prehistoric Behavior at Anau North -- 14 The Evolution of the Settlement at Anau North -- Appendix A 1904 Excavations at Anau North / Schmidt, Hubert -- Appendix B Catalogue of Small Finds from the 1904 Excavations / Moore, Katherine M. -- Appendix C Botanical Data from the 1997 Excavations / Miller, Naomi F. -- Appendix D A Basketry/Textile Impression from Anau North / Adovasio, J. M. / Illingworth, J. S. -- Bibliography -- IndexThis integration of earlier and new scholarship reconceptualizes the origins of civilization, challenging the received view that the ancient Near East spawned the spread of civilization outward from Mesopotamia to all other neighboring cultures. Central Asia is here shown to have been a major player in the development of cities.Skillfully documenting the different phases of both Soviet and earlier Western external analyses along with recent excavation results, this new interpretation reveals Central Asia's role in the socioeconomic and political processes linked to both the Iranian Plateau and the Indus Valley, showing how it contributed substantively to the origins of urbanism in the Old World. Hiebert's research at Anau and his focus on the Chalcolithic levels provide an essential starting point for understanding both the nature of village life and the historical trajectories that resulted in Bronze Age urbanism.University Museum Monograph, 116University Museum monograph ;116.Cities and townsAsia, CentralHistoryCity and town lifeAsia, CentralHistoryVillagesAsia, CentralHistoryExcavations (Archaeology)Asia, CentralAsia, CentralCivilizationAsia, CentralAntiquitiesElectronic books.Cities and townsHistory.City and town lifeHistory.VillagesHistory.Excavations (Archaeology)307.76/0958Hiebert Fredrik T(Fredrik Talmage),908131Kurbansakhatov K(Kakamurad),Dyson Robert H.Schmidt HubertMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457842703321A Central Asian village at the dawn of civilization, excavations at Anau, Turkmenistan2031124UNINA