*Repost* The Sogdians at the Heart of the Ancient Silk Road
Lecture with Dr. Zachary Silvia
Location
Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 441
Date & Time
February 29, 2024, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Description
This event was originally posted by UMBC's Department of Ancient Studies.
UMBC's Department of Ancient Studies presents
The Sogdians at the Heart of the Ancient Silk Road: New Archaeological Discoveries from Western Uzbekistan.
Dr. Zachary Silvia, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Archaeology and the Ancient World, Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, Brown University
In this lecture, Dr. Silvia highlights the critical importance of ancient Sogdiana at
the end of the first millennium BCE in facilitating interactions between
the Hellenistic world and the Qin/Han dynasties by exploring aspects of
early Sogdian identity that anticipate their later role as power
merchants of the Silk Road.
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 5pm in PAHB Room 441
Image description: Plaque with Proto-Sogdian Inscription (#4), 1-3rd century CE. Baked clay
(H 14 cm x W 31 cm). Central State Museum of Kazakhstan, Almaty, KP
26869/1
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