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Archeology of Central Asia
CEUS-R 329/529
Anne Pyburn

 

This eight week seminar will focus on the early cultures of Central Asia from a material cultural perspective. The emphasis will be on cultural diversity in subsistence, settlement, and political economy. In particular, nomadism, early urbanism, and population movements in the Bronze Age and the early Iron Age will be discussed. Readings will come from contemporary sources and will all be available in English.