The Silk Roads of the northern Tibetan Plateau during the Early Middle Ages (from the Han to Tang dynasty) : as reconstructed from archaeological and written sources

1. Verfasser: Tong, Tao, 1975-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2013.
Umfang/Format: xi, 195 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
Schriftenreihe: BAR international series ; 2521
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: China
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The natural environment of the northern Tibetan plateau
  • 3. Transport routes on the northern Tibetan plateau as mentioned in Chinese sources
  • 4. Archaeological materials of the Han and Jin periods (3rd century BC-3rd century AD)
  • 5. Archaeological study of sites on the northern Tibetan plateau along the silk road during the early Tuyuhun period (4th-mid 7th century AD)
  • 6. Archaeological study of sites on the northern Tibetan plateau along the silk road during the Tubo period (the later Tuyuhun period, mid 7th-8th century AD)
  • 7. Conclusions.