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<strong>Chorasmia</strong><br />

<strong>Chorasmia</strong> and <strong>Parthia</strong>: archaeo-historical background<br />

Margiana<br />

Historically ‘isolated’ region – border fortresses;<br />

nomadic ties<br />

Achaemenid heritage<br />

Historiography – ‘ecological bias’ of scholars:<br />

David Christian; Gunder Frank<br />

‘Big picture’ research issues: indigenous art;<br />

relations with Iran (Achaemenid and <strong>Parthia</strong>n), and<br />

with the steppe<br />

Sogdiana<br />

Bactria<br />

Satellite image from www.---- showing central Asia and Iran<br />

Archaeo-history| <strong>Chorasmia</strong> | Kazakly-yaytkan | KY10 complex | Portraits | Realia | Profile | Images and motifs | Ivory | The conundrum

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