Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xv
5. Preface xvii
6. 1 Anau North, an Introduction 1
7. 2 The Settlement History of Central Asia in the Village Period 15
8. 3 The History of Investigations at Anau North 24
9. 4 1997 Excavations: Context of Deposition and Stratigraphy 32
10. 5 Radiocarbon Chronology 55
11. 6 Ceramic Complexes of Anau North and Relative Chronology 57
12. 7 Small Finds from Anau North 81
13. 8 Architecture at Anau North 98
14. 9 Burials 116
15. 10 The Use of Plants at Anau North 127
16. 11 Microscopic Analysis of Soils from Anau North 139
17. 12 Animal Herding, Hunting, and the History of Animal Domestication at Anau depe 154
18. 13 Prehistoric Behavior at Anau North 160
19. 14 The Evolution of the Settlement at Anau North 169
20. Appendix A 1904 Excavations at Anau North 174
21. Appendix B Catalogue of Small Finds from the 1904 Excavations 194
22. Appendix C Botanical Data from the 1997 Excavations 201
23. Appendix D A Basketry/Textile Impression from Anau North 216
24. Bibliography 220
25. Index 236