Bronze-to-brass transition in the medieval Bukhara oasis

• Published in: Archaeological and anthropological sciences Vol. 13; no. 2
• Main Authors: Park, Jang-Sik, Voyakin, Dmitriy, Kurbanov, Bekhruz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alloys; Anthropology; Archaeology; Chemistry/Food Science; Copper; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geography; Islam; Life Sciences; Material culture; Medieval period; Metals; Original Paper; Pastoralism; Political development; Raw materials; Steppes; Traditions; Zinc; Transition; Sociopolitical settings; Bukhara; Medieval period; Bronze and brass

The Bukhara oasis, with its unique geographic location, played an important role during the medieval period when it led the region’s political development as part of the Islamic world adjacent to the pastoralists in the northern steppe. Such a distinctive geopolitical environment likely left a visib...