Leaving Congling in the West: Eight Lectures on Asian Archeology

About This Novel

"Westward from Congling: Eight Lectures on Asian Archeology" is compiled based on the lecture series of the School of Archeology and Museology of Peking University in the fall of 2022. The content covers the main parts of the Asian continent west of China. The first lecture introduces the overall historical background of West Asia from the 4th century BC to the 3rd century AD. The second to eighth lectures respectively introduce the social evolution of the Indus Valley Civilization in the Indo-Pakistan region; Buddhist remains in the historical period of India; more than 70 Italian archaeological workers in Pakistan, especially the Swat Valley. Excavations over the years; the daunting challenges faced by archaeological work in Afghanistan; the great archaeological achievements in the South Caucasus, especially during the Kingdom of Urartu; the history and methods of archeology in Iran, especially issues related to religious architecture; the history of archeology in Central Asia, and several issues in different periods. The authors of "From Congling in the West: Eight Lectures on Asian Archeology" are famous Italian scholars who work in many research institutions. It shows the new progress of Asian archaeological research in recent years and the new courage of Chinese archaeologists to look at the world.

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