The cultures of ancient Xinjiang, western China : crossroads of the Silk Roads / edited by Alison Betts, Marika Vicziany, Peter Jia and Angelo Andrea Di Castro.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Betts, A. V. G., editor.

Vicziany, Marika, editor.

Jia, Weiming, editor.

Di Castro, Angelo Andrea, editor.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--History.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China).

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--Antiquities.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 206 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Summertown, Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Limited, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

One of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia, Xinjiang was a hub for the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north, and south. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals, and people traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. This book unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China, one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 6, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781789694079

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.