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Zustand: New. pp. xxiii + 162 Illus., 10 Maps.

Zustand: New. pp. xxix + 264 24 Maps.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Historiography. 2. Archaeology in Eritrea. 3. Ecological setting. 4. The people. 5. Prehistory. 6. Rock art. 7. Pre and proto -Aksumite era. 8. Ona culture. 9. Adulite era. 10. Aksumite period. 11. Post-Aksumite period. 12. Heritage management. The book begins by exploring the extent and way of history writing and major historiographical trends in African and Eritrean history. The present work deals with extremely rich Eritrean rock art. The developments in Asmara and neighbouring region and other parts of Eritrea before the Aksumite phase are also discussed. The historical events during the glorious period of Aksumite civilization have also been explained. The history of Bejas, massive population movements, and Islamic expansion in Post-Aksumite phase constitutes important segment of the book. The work finally ends with an evaluation of the present state of heritage in Eritrea, its governance and management and future prospects and challenges.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. A forgotten land. 2. Geology and topography. 3. Kosi and its plain. 4. Ecological setting. 5. The history. 6. Historical places in Madhepura subdivision. 7. Historical places in Udakishunganj subdivision. 8. Historical places in Kosi plain. 9. Settlement distribution. 10. Settlement pattern. 11. The history of education. 12. Epilogue: the incredible Madhepura. This book is a pioneering work on the history and archaeology of Madhepura based on extensive research work expanding over a number of years. It tries to explore, analyze and reconstruct the landscape, history, and settlement and subsistence pattern of Madhepura district and Kosi region in Bihar. The book begins with exploring the question as to why Madhepura is a forgotten land and attempt to discover as to why it is incredible. While reconstructing Madhepuras landscape, the work traces out the geological formation, topography, physical features, climatic conditions, flora and fauna. This is followed by a description of general history of Madhepura from ancient to modern times, and describes the archaeological and historical sites and remains. The authors strongly believe that this work would help in filling up gap in the historical and archaeological knowledge about this marvelous land.