Offering a fresh archaeological interpretation, this work reconceptualizes the Bronze Age prehistory of the vast Eurasian steppe during one of the most formative and innovative periods of human history. Michael D. Frachetti combines an analysis of newly documented archaeological sites in the Koksu River valley of eastern Kazakhstan with detailed paleoecological and ethnohistorical data to illustrate patterns in land use, settlement, burial, and rock art. His investigation illuminates the practical effect of nomadic strategies on the broader geography of social interaction and suggests a new model of local and regional interconnection in the third and second millennia B.C.E. Frachetti further argues that these early nomadic communities played a pivotal role in shaping enduring networks of exchange across Eurasia.

About the Author
Michael D. Frachetti is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Reviews
"A very solid read ... it is high time that a new perspective on the Eurasian Bronze Age was presented and this work does not disappoint." -- Alison Betts Nomadic Peoples 18, no. 1



Book Information
ISBN 9780520256897
Author Michael David Frachetti
Format Hardback
Page Count 232
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 23mm