Excavations at Kandahar 1974 and 1975: The first two seasons at Shahr-i Kohna (Old Kandahar) conducted by the British Institute of Afghan Studies

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Kandahar is one of the key sites for the historical periods for the Indo-Iranian borderlands region - all major periods are represented from the Iron age to the Islamic Conquest. The site is of major military and stratgic significance with material relatin to cultures poorly served by archaeology, such as the Sakas, Indo-Parthians and Hepthalites. Cover Page Copyright Page Table of Contents IN MEMORIAM ANTHONY WALTER MCNICOLL PREFACE INTRODUCTION PROVISIONAL CHRONOLOGY LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CHAPTER 1. SITES A AND B: THE BARROW CEMETERY CHAPTER 2. SITE C: THE EAST WALL CHAPTER 3. SITE D: THE SOUTHEAST AREA CHAPTER 4. SITE E: THE CASEMATE FORTIFICATION CHAPTER 5. SITE F: THE CENTRAL DEPRESSION CHAPTER 6. SITE G: ISLAMIC CEMETERY CHAPTER 7. SITE H: THE ACHAEMENID BUILDING CHAPTER 8. SMALL FINDS CATALOGUE CHAPTER 9. A NOTE ON THE PRE-ISLAMIC COINS FROM THE 1975 SEASON CHAPTER 10. GLAZED CERAMICS CHAPTER 11. THE ACHAEMENID MATERIAL CHAPTER 12. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF THE KANDAHAR SEQUENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX