Artistic Traditions of Inner Eurasian Cultures

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

• Chapter 1: Paleolithic and Mesolithic Artifacts of Inner Eurasia: Petroglyphs, Paintings, Drawings, and EtchingsChapter 2: Inner Eurasian Pottery ArtChapter 3:Prehistoric and Early Ancient Inner Eurasian Art of Figurines, Statues and SculpturesChapter 4:Eurasian Cimmerian and Sarmatian Metal ArtsChapter 5: Northern Cultures of Eurasia: Scythian/Saka ArtsChapter 6:Early Migrations and Art SchoolsChapter 7:Iron Age Median Empire and its ArtChapter 8:Iron Age: Achaemenid Empire ArtsChapter 9:Satrapy of Khwarazmia: Cultures and ArtsChapter 10:Satrapy of Parthia & Parthian Empire ArtsChapter 11:Inner Eurasian Art Schools of the EastChapter 12:Sassanid Empire ArtsChapter 13:Satrapy of Sogdia and its Art SchoolsChapter 14:Artistic Traditions of Middle Ages: Ceramics, Metal Works, Jewelry, Wood Working, Suzani and Rug Making

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.