Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress and using cases from five continents, ranging from prehistoric, through colonial and post-colonial times, this volume examines landscapes that have been cleared of inhabitants―for economic, environmental, or socio-political reasons, by choice or by f

The author provides a detailed study and catalogue of Merv's Sassanian pottery and examines the frequency, dates, wares by profiling hundreds of securely excavated pieces and comparing them to the finds from earlier Russian studies generally unavailable to western researchers.  Hardback.&nbs