Iron Age society and chronology in South-east Kazakhstan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3586275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Chang (0000-0002-1874-2278, Sweet Briar College), Norbert Benecke (0000-0003-2388-8594, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale), Fedor Pavlovich Grigoriev, A M Rosen (0000-0002-1296-2851, University College London), Perry A Tourtellotte (Sweet Briar College) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 296 |
| Pages | 298-312 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00092280 |
| OpenAlex | W2096990760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 63 |
| References cited | 9 |
This new view of Iron Age society in Kazakhstan breaks away from the old documentary and ethnic framework and offers an independent archaeological chronology. Excavated house types and new environmental data show that nomadism and cultivation were practised side by side. Scholars had previously tended to emphasise the ability of documented Saka leaders to plunder and collect tribute from sedentary agriculture groups through military aggression. But what really gave them a political and economic edge over other steppe groups was a dual economy based upon farming and herding
Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Chronology · Economic history · Economy · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Herding · Iron Age · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Steppe · Tribute · Ancient Near East History · Anthropology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Law
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