After Alexander: Central Asia Before Islam
Themes in the history and Archaeology of Western Central Asia

The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1

23-25 June 2004

Organised jointly with the British Museum

PROGRAMME

23 June 2004

9.00	Coffee and registration
9.45	Welcome and Introduction Georgina Herrmann
Session 1: Introduction: Steppe and City
10.00	Central Asia: West and East John Boardman [ABSTRACT]
10.45	Nomads and the Shaping of Central Asia Claude Rapin [ABSTRACT]
11.30	Coffee
12.00	The Land of a Thousand Cities Paul Bernard [ABSTRACT]
12.45	Discussion
13.00	Lunch
Session 2: Money and Exchange
14.00	Money as a Marker of Cultural Continuity and Change in Central Asia Joe Cribb [ABSTRACT]
14.45	Some Questions Regarding the Numismatics of Pre-Islam Merv Natasha Smirnova [ABSTRACT]
15.15	Ardashir's Eastern Campaign in the Light of the Numismatic Evidence Michael Alram [ABSTRACT]
15.45	Discussion
16.00	Tea
16.30	Monetary Circulation in Ancient Tokharistan E. Rtveladze [ABSTRACT]
17.00	Money in Eastern Central Asia before AD800 Helen Wang [ABSTRACT]
17.45	Discussion
18.00	Reception at the British Museum in the Money Gallery

24 June 2004

Session 3: Invasion and Defence
9.00	Military Architecture in Chorasmia after Marakanda 329/8BC Svend Helms [ABSTRACT]
9.30	The Fortifications of Parthian and Sasanian Gobekli G Koshelenko [ABSTRACT]
10.00	Fortifications at Merv (Gyaur-Kala) after Alexander Vladimir Zavyalov [ABSTRACT]
10.30	Discussion
10.45	Coffee
11.15	Gorgân and Dehistan: the North-East Frontier of the Iranian Empires Oliver Lecomte [ABSTRACT]
11.45	Nomad Migration in Central Asia Kasim Abdullaev [ABSTRACT]
12.15	Nomad Arms and Armour Osmund Bopearachchi [ABSTRACT]
12.45	Discussion
13.00	Lunch
Session 4: Urban Development and Life
14.00	The Digital Reconstruction of Ai-Khanum Guy Lecuyot [ABSTRACT]
14.30	The Culture of Nisa between Steppe and Empire Antonio Invernizzi [ABSTRACT]
15.00	The Planning of the Sogdian Cities G. Semyenov [ABSTRACT]
15.30	Termez on the Oxus Pierre Leriche [ABSTRACT]
16.00	Discussion
16.15	Tea
16.45	To be confirmed Charlotte Baretin
17.15	The Bullae of Gobekli Vasily Gaibov [ABSTRACT]
17.45	The Archaeological Map of Middle Zeravshan Valley Maurizio Tosi, Barbara Cerasetti, Simone Mantellini and Bernardo Rondelli [ABSTRACT]
18.15	Discussion
18.30	Reception at the British Academy

25 June 2004

Session 5: The Movement of Ideas
9.00	Animal-legged Thrones in Central Asia Katsume Tanabe [ABSTRACT]
9.30	Religious Symbols and Coins Vesta Curtis [ABSTRACT]
10.00	The Fire Temple at Tash-k’irman-tepe, Chorasmia Alison Betts [ABSTRACT]
10.45	Discussion
11.00	Coffee
11.30	The Discovery of a Tower of Silence of the Sasanian period at Bandiyan: Some Observations on Dakhma Burials in the Zoroastrian Doctrine Mehdi Rahbar [ABSTRACT]
12.00	Buddhism and Buddhist Art of Bactria-Tokharistan: Excavation at Kara-tepe (the History of Vihara of the Ruler) Tigran Mkrtychev [ABSTRACT]
12.30	Discussion
12.45	Concluding Remarks Grantz Grenet
13.15	Lunch
14.30	Conference ends

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