Resistance at the Edge of Empires: The Archaeology and History of the Bannu basin from 1000 BC to AD 1200 [Hardcover]

From 1985 to 2001, the collaborative research initiative known as the Bannu Archaeological Project conducted archaeological explorations and excavations in the Bannu region, in what was then the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan, now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This Project involves scholars from the Pakistan Heritage Society, the British Museum, the Institute of Archaeology (UCL), Bryn Mawr College and the University of Cambridge.This is the third in a series of volumes that present the final reports of the exploration and excavations carried out by the Bannu Archaeological Project. This volume presents the first synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region, spanning the period when the first large scale empires expanded to the borders of South Asia up until the arrival of Islam in the subcontinent at the end of the first and beginning of the second millennium BC. The Bannu region provides specific insight into early imperialism in South Asia, as throughout this protracted period, it was able to maintain a distinctive regional identity in the face of recurring phases of imperial expansion and integration.First synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region in the North West Frontier region of Pakistan from 1000BC to AD 1200.Presents the first synthesis of the archaeology of the historic periods in the Bannu region in the North West Frontier region of Pakistan from 1000 BC to AD 1200Provides specific insight into early imperialism in South Asia when the region was able to maintain a distinctive regional identity in the face of recurring phases of imperial expansion and integrationReports on the results of significant archaeological excavations1. At the edge of empires: the Bannu basin from 1000 BC to AD 12002. Environment and settlement in the Bannu basin from 1000 BC to AD 12003. Historical context of the Bannu basin from 1000 BC to AD 12004. Empire and resistance in the borderlands from 1000 BC to AD 1200l³*