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Author: Vasant Shinde
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2014-05-26
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1934536660
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Gilund Archaeological Research Project, jointly in collaboration between Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Deemed University, Pune, India, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA"--Title page verso.
Author: Vasant Shinde
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2014-05-27
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1934536679
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLocated in the Mewar region of Rajasthan, India, Gilund is the largest known site of the Ahar-Banas Cultural Complex, a large agropastoral group that was contemporaneous with and flanked by the Indus Civilization. Occupied during the Chalcolithic and Early Historic periods, the ancient site of Gilund holds significant clues to understanding third millennium B.C.E cultural interactions in South Asia and beyond. Excavations at Gilund provides a full analysis of the artifacts recovered during the five-year excavation project conducted by the University of Pennsylvania and Deccan College. The excavators investigated the regional development of early farming villages, their shifting subsistence practices, their economy and trade with other cultures, and the traces of Gilund's transition from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age. Their findings shed light on the extent and nature of early trade networks, the rise of early complex societies, and the symbolic and ideological beliefs of this region. This volume synthesizes new discoveries with previous findings and considers Gilund in a broader regional and global context, making it the most comprehensive presentation of archaeological data for this region to date. Contributors: Marta Ameri, Shweta Sinha Deshpande, Debasri Dasgupta Ghosh, Lorena Giorgio, Praveena Gullapalli, Julie Hanlon, Peter Johansen, Matthew Landt, Gregory L. Possehl, Teresa P. Raczek, Vasant Shinde.
Author: Gregory L. Possehl
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Published: 2002-11-11
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0759116423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Indus Civilization of India and Pakistan was contemporary with, and equally complex as the better-known cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. The dean of North American Indus scholars, Gregory Possehl, attempts here to marshal the state of knowledge about this fascinating culture in a readable synthesis. He traces the rise and fall of this civilization, examines the economic, architectural, artistic, religious, and intellectual components of this culture, describes its most famous sites, and shows the relationships between the Indus Civilization and the other cultures of its time. As a sourcebook for scholars, a textbook for archaeology students, and an informative volume for the lay reader, The Indus Civilization will be an exciting and informative read.
Author: Robin Coningham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-08-31
Total Pages: 557
ISBN-13: 1316418987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a critical synthesis of the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c.6500 BCE), when domestication began, to the spread of Buddhism accompanying the Mauryan Emperor Asoka's reign (third century BCE). The authors examine the growth and character of the Indus civilisation, with its town planning, sophisticated drainage systems, vast cities and international trade. They also consider the strong cultural links between the Indus civilisation and the second, later period of South Asian urbanism which began in the first millennium BCE and developed through the early first millennium CE. In addition to examining the evidence for emerging urban complexity, this book gives equal weight to interactions between rural and urban communities across South Asia and considers the critical roles played by rural areas in social and economic development. The authors explore how narratives of continuity and transformation have been formulated in analyses of South Asia's Prehistoric and Early Historic archaeological record.
Author: Shinu Anna Abraham
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-06-16
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 1315431831
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis compilation of original research articles highlight the important cross-regional, cross-chronological, and comparative approaches to political and economic landscapes in ancient South Asia and its neighbors. Focusing on the Indus Valley period and Iron Age India, this volume incorporates new research in South Asia within the broader universe of archaeological scholarship. Contributions focus on four major themes: reinterpreting material culture; identifying domains and regional boundaries; articulating complexity; and modeling interregional interaction. These studies develop theoretical models that may be applicable researchers studying cultural complexity elsewhere in the world.
Author: Gwen Robbins Schug
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-05-16
Total Pages: 596
ISBN-13: 1119055482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Companion to South Asia in the Past provides the definitive overview of research and knowledge about South Asia’s past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, provided by a truly global team of experts. The most comprehensive and detailed scholarly treatment of South Asian archaeology and biological anthropology, providing ground-breaking new ideas and future challenges Provides an in-depth and broad view of the current state of knowledge about South Asia’s past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal A comprehensive treatment of research in a crucial region for human evolution and biocultural adaptation A global team of scholars together present a varied set of perspectives on South Asian pre- and proto-history
Author: Marta Ameri
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-05-03
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 1108173519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies throughout the Old World. Previously, scholarship has focused on description and documentation, chronology and dynastic histories, administrative function, iconography, and style. More recent studies have emphasized context, production and use, and increasingly, identity, gender, and the social lives of seals, their users, and the artisans who produced them. Using several methodological and theoretical perspectives, this volume presents up-to-date research on seals that is comparative in scope and focus. The cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach advances our understanding of the significance of an important class of material culture of the ancient world. The volume will serve as an essential resource for scholars, students, and others interested in glyptic studies, seal production and use, and sealing practices in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Ancient South Asia and the Aegean during the 4th-2nd Millennia BCE.
Author: Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchaeological study on the socioeconomic life of the early farming communities of the Deccan, from the Mesolithic time.
Author: KRAMER CAROL
Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
Published: 1997-09-17
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing on traditional urban potters in the northwest Indian cities of Jodhpur and Udaipur, this sociological study examines the relationships among present-day potters, distributors, and vendors in order to better understand the organization of early complex societies and to identify different kinds of early craft specialists.
Author: Rima Hooja
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Limited
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780860545309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSettlements and Frontiers in Mesolithic and Early Agricultural Sites in South-Eastern Rajasthan. (BAR -S412, 1988)
