[BOOK][B] Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology

L Russell-Smith, JA Lerner - 2006 - academia.edu
L Russell-Smith, JA Lerner
2006academia.edu
Bukhara oasis, 1 I have noticed the lack, in Western languages as well as in Russian, of
comprehensive and updated monographs or essays on the field investigations carried out in
this westernmost part of ancient Sogdiana, in spite of the richness of its archaeological
record. his has spurred me to try to fill in that gap with this contribution, a combination of
archaeological overview and annotated bibliographical guide; I hope that it will be useful to
those interested in the cultural heritage of the Bukhara oasis as well as to scholars dealing …
Bukhara oasis, 1 I have noticed the lack, in Western languages as well as in Russian, of comprehensive and updated monographs or essays on the field investigations carried out in this westernmost part of ancient Sogdiana, in spite of the richness of its archaeological record. his has spurred me to try to fill in that gap with this contribution, a combination of archaeological overview and annotated bibliographical guide; I hope that it will be useful to those interested in the cultural heritage of the Bukhara oasis as well as to scholars dealing with the archaeology and history of Sogdiana and of pre-Islamic Central Asia at large. 2
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