Resistance at the edge of empires : the archaeology and history of the Bannu Basin from 1000 BC to AD 1200
Cameron Petrie (Author), P. Magee (Contributor), F. Khan (Contributor), J.R. Knox (Contributor), K. D. Thomas (Contributor)
This is the third in a series of volumes that present the final reports of the exploration and excavations carried out by the Bannu Archaeological Project. This volume presents the first synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region, spanning the period when the first large scale empires expanded to the borders of South Asia up until the arrival of Islam in the subcontinent at the end of the first and beginning of the second millennium BC. The Bannu region provides specific insight into early imperialism in South Asia, as throughout this protracted period, it was able to maintain a distinctive regional identity in the face of recurring phases of imperial expansion and integration
eBook, English, 2021
Oxbow Books, Oxford, 2021