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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 />
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