Relations Between People, Water, and Domestic Animals in an Ancient Oasis City
Relations Between People, Water, and Domestic Animals in an Ancient Oasis City
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古代绿洲城市中人、水和家畜的关系
DOI:
10.1007/978-981-19-6557-9_16
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发表时间:
2023
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Teramura Hirofumi
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植田憲司;衣川太一;佐藤洋一編;大学日本語教員養成課程研究協議会 編;小俣日登美;奈良岡聰智;Teramura Hirofumi
Central Asia has been the setting of important developments in the history of human civilization as a crossroads that facilitated interactions between the East and West and the North and South (i.e., between agricultural and nomadic groups) in Eurasia. The eastern half of Central Asia is an alpine region including the Pamirs, whereas the western half is a dry plain, and human and physical interactions in the region are closely related with the surrounding topographical environment and landscape. Samarkand, the capital city of the Samarkand Region in the Republic of Uzbekistan, has been known as an oasis city of the Silk Road since ancient times. It was the central city of “Sogdiana,” the ancient name of the region located along the Zeravshan River, which is sandwiched between the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya, important rivers in Central Asia. I participated in excavations of the Dabusia and Kafir-kala ruins in this region. The relics discovered were located near the water, and the structural remains show that the daily lives of the residents were totally dependent on this water. This paper explores the relationship between people and their surrounding environment in Central Asia, while introducing archaeological research findings on the relationship between people and water and other environmental elements (e.g., animals), including the locations of city remains and excavated structural relics, in the middle basin of the Zeravshan River.