Nomadism in Iran: from antiquity to the modern era

Potts examines the development of nomadism in Iran over the course of three millennia. Evidence of nomadism in prehistory is examined and found insufficient to justify claims of its great antiquity. The background of the earliest nomadic groups, identified as Persian tribes by Herodotus, is examined...

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Main Author: Potts, Daniel T. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Daniel T. Potts, Nomadism in Iran. From antiquity to the modern era] (2018) (Choksy, Jamsheed Kairshasp, 1943 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iran / Nomadism
Further subjects:B Nomads ; Iran ; History
B Human beings ; Iran ; Migrations
B Social archaeology ; Iran
B Nomads Iran History
B Iran Antiquities
B Human Beings Iran Migrations
B Human Beings Migrations (Iran)
B Social archaeology Iran
B Social archaeology (Iran)
B Iran ; Antiquities
B Nomads History (Iran)
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Potts examines the development of nomadism in Iran over the course of three millennia. Evidence of nomadism in prehistory is examined and found insufficient to justify claims of its great antiquity. The background of the earliest nomadic groups, identified as Persian tribes by Herodotus, is examined within the context of the migration of Iranian speakers onto the Iranian plateau in the late second or early first millennium B.C. Thereafter, evidence of nomadic groups in Late Antiquity and early Islamic times is reviewed.
ISBN:0199366845
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199330799.001.0001