Sogdian Rock Location

[John C. Sommerer]

Using easily available sources like atlases and various books on Alexander
and his conquests, I have been unable to determine if the location of the
Sogdian Rock, besieged by Alexander's army, is precisely known, or whether
there are any remains of the city that presumably existed ca BCE 330.

The most detailed (though not necessarily accurate) maps of Alexander's
route indicate that the Sogdian Rock was located somewhere NE of the
modern towns of Karshi and Derbent, near the Pamir mountains.

Does anyone have any information on the exact location and whether there
are ruins at the site? Suggestions for additional reading are also
welcome.

I would appreciate EMail replies in addition to any postings. Thanks

John C. Sommerer, M. S. Eisenhower Research Center
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20723-6099
voice: 301 953 6242 fax: 301 953 6904
email: john.s...@jhuapl.edu

[Steve Whittet]

In article <1996May31.2...@ucl.ac.uk>, john.s...@jhuapl.edu´
says...
>
>
>...easily available sources like atlases and various books on Alexander
>and his conquests, ...to determine if the location of the

>Sogdian Rock, besieged by Alexander's army, is precisely known,

>...whether there are any remains of the city that presumably existed ca
>BCE 330.

...snip...

>...information on the exact location ...whether there
>are ruins at the site? Suggestions for additional reading...

>
>I would appreciate EMail replies in addition to any postings. Thanks
>
>John C. Sommerer, M. S. Eisenhower Research Center

What timing!, this has just come out:

Dear Colleague,

This volume may be of interest.

Carol Bromberg, Editor
________________________________________________________________________

The Archaeology and Art of Central Asia
Studies from the Former Soviet Union

(Volume 8 of the Bulletin of the Asia Institute
Publication date May 14, 1996)

Edited by B. A. Litvinskii and C. A. Bromberg

Contents
A. I. Isakov, "Sarazm: An Agricultural Center of Ancient Sogdiana"
A. Askarov and T. Shirinov, "The 'Palace,' Temple, and Necropolis of
Jarkutan"
V. I. Sarianidi, "Aegean-Anatolian Motifs in the Glyptic Art of Bactria
and Margiana"
I. V. P'iankov, "The Ethnic History of the Sakas"
B. A. Litvinskii and I. R. Pichikian, "The Hellenistic Architecture and
Art of the Temple of the Oxus"
B. I. Vainberg, "The Kalali-Gir 2 Ritual Center in Ancient Khwarazm"
G. V. Shishkina, "Ancient Samarkand"
V. N. Pilipko, "Excavations of Staraia Nisa"
A. Bader, V. Gaibov, and G. Koshelenko, "Materials for an Archaeological
Map of the Merv Oasis"
V. A. Livshits and V. G. Shkoda, "Old Indian Kapala in a Bactrian
Inscription from Qara-Tepe"
E. V. Rtveladze, "Kampir-Tepe: Structures, Written Documents, and Coins"
D. V. Rusanov, "The Fortifications of Kampir-Tepe"
IU. A. Rapoport, "The Palaces of Topraq-Qal'a"
B. I. Marshak and V. I. Raspopova, "Worshipers from the Northern Shrine
of Temple II, Panjikent"
L. V. Pavchinskaia, "Sogdian Ossuaries"
G. A. Pugachenkova, "The Form and Style of Sogdian Ossuaries"
E. V. Zeimal', "The Circulation of Coins in Central Asia during the
Medieval Period "

Bibliography and Index

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steve