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The golden hoard of Bactria : from the Tillya-tepe excavations in Northern Afghanistan

by Arthur Shkarovsky-Raffe, Victor Sarianidi

This book provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from 400 BCE to 1500. Through accounts of epic journeys, it analyses how early travel, trade and cultural interchange shaped political, geographical and religious frontiers.

Accession 503 ISBN — Publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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