Dr. St John Simpson is assistant keeper of Ancient Iran and Arabia at the British Museum. He has excavated in the Middle East and Central Asia and was the lead curator and editor of the exhibition catalog Queen of Sheba: Treasures from Ancient Yemen.
"The colorful illustrations of this informative and very accessible
introduction to the archaeology and cultural history of Afghanistan
make it the most attractive volume available on its subject matter.
Simpson is an archaeologist and assistant keeper of the ancient
Iran and Arabia collections in the British Museum, and he displays
a thorough, insightful understanding of the underlying complexities
of Afghanistan's location as the 'crossroads of Asia.' ... Simpson
also emphasizes the significant contributions of the indigenous
peoples themselves to Afghanistan's history, rather than
interpreting their lives and destinies as simple products of
external intervention and determination...the book definitely
belongs in any university or public library collections on
Afghanistan. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries."
"With this slight cultural sampler, Simpson...looks past the recent
turmoil in Afghanistan to explore the rich history of the
"Crossroads of Asia." The book, using many impressive photographs
from the British Museum, features important archeological finds
illuminating pivotal economic, cultural, and political events of
this mountainous land with its fertile area of the southeast,
boasting a bounty of metals and minerals as well as a thriving
opium cash crop. An army of archeologists from around the globe
discovered priceless pottery and other daily objects, graves,
coins, and sculpture from ancient societies throughout Afghanistan,
from the Achaemenid age to the years of Alexander the Great and the
Islamic dynasties in medieval times."
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