Artistic Traditions of Inner Eurasian Cultures: Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Golden Ages

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This book examines the cultural heritage of Inner Eurasia (Central Asia) through the arts, from prehistoric times to the ancient and medieval golden ages. The manuscript features extensive analysis of multiple Inner Eurasian cultural groups, their artistic traditions, and the development thereof throughout the regions history.

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This is a critical work that extends twenty-first century scholarship of Central Asia broadly, and also integrates for the first time a macro-analysis of historical archaeology, art history, and an appreciation of the cultural pluralism, accomplishments, and significance of Inner Eurasian civilizations, too long ignored.

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Ardi Kia is co-founder and co-director of the Central and Southwest Asian Studies Program at The University of Montana.