JOURNAL ARTICLE

TRADE AND CULTURAL INTERACTION BETWEEN THE INDUS VALLEY AND ANCIENT NEAR EAST: A SURVEY, REVIEW, AND PERSONAL OUTLOOK.

  • Published In: Journal of Ancient Civilizations / Gudai Wenming, 2023, v. 38, n. 2. P. 237 1 of 3

  • Database: Historical Abstracts with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Singh, Jagpal 3 of 3

Abstract

The paper re-examines studies of different scholars on trade and cultural relations between the Mesopotamia and the Indus valley civilizations, after the archaeologist John Marshall identified the Indus Valley as a civilization in 1924. Since then, archaeologists have been looking for evidence of trade and cultural interaction with the ancient Near East. Elisabeth During Caspers, the Parpola brothers, and some Assyriologists claim that there is evidence of long-distance contacts through trade and cultural interaction between the Indus Valley and Near Eastern cultures. However, some archaeologists have critically questioned the evidence put forward by theses scholars, while latest works testify again to closer interactions between Babylonia, the Gulf Region, and the Indus region. The author concludes with some personal perspective on the topic, derived from his dissertation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Ancient Civilizations / Gudai Wenming. 2023/07, Vol. 38, Issue 2, p237
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:2097-2296
  • DOI:10.16758/j.cnki.1004-9371.2023.04.018
  • Accession Number:174350652
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