{"product_id":"indo-iranian-languages-and-peoples-hardback-9780197262856","title":"Indo-Iranian Languages and Peoples (Hardback) 9780197262856","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIndo-Iranian Languages and Peoples\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780197262856, OUP Oxford\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 January 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 8pp halftone plates, numerous maps and halftones\u003cbr\u003e24.3 x 16.3 x 2.3 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe exciting recent developments in our understanding of the history of the Indo-Iranian languages and their speakers are surveyed and assessed by a group of internationally renowned linguists and archaeologists.\n\nIn the last few years the materials available for the study of the older Indo-Iranian languages have increased dramatically: there have been sensational discoveries of birch-bark scrolls bearing Buddhist texts in the Gandhari language of north-west India, and of leather documents in Bactrian, the ancient language of northern Afghanistan. Previously known data has been exploited in new ways using innovative techniques for compiling, manipulating and disseminating electronic text and digital images. And archaeological finds in India, Pakistan and Central Asia, including the 'Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex', have given rise to new hypotheses concerning the history and pre-history of the Indo-Iranian peoples.\n\nThe volume also pays tribute to the pioneer work of the great philologist Sir Harold Bailey (1899-1996).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle \u0026amp; Near Eastern archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle \u0026amp; Near Eastern archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20\u0026amp;%20Near%20Eastern%20archaeology%20%5BHDDC%5D%22\"\u003eHDDC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501182054680,"sku":"9780197262856","price":63.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780197262856.jpg?v=1786215454","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/indo-iranian-languages-and-peoples-hardback-9780197262856","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}