Harappa Excavations 1986-1990

Harappa Excavations 1986-1990

Author: Richard H. Meadow

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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The site of Harappa was one of the major urban centres of the ancient Indus civilization. Recent excavations have revealed traces of an early settlement, a transitional development, and several phases of full urban and post-urban occupation. The results presented here coupled with the general observations of past excavations make possible a better understanding of the city of Harappa in the broader context of Indus Culture; how and why the settlement grew and expanded; and how the city was organised. The eleven chapters in this volume offers a major contribution to the archaeology of complex societies.


The Indus Civilization

The Indus Civilization

Author: Ernest John Henry Mackay

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9789693512700

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This Is A Short Introductory History Of The Indus Civilization Written In Simple Language For The Layman, Much Before The Later Discoveries. 8 Chapters - Indus Civilization - Architecture And Masonary - Religion - Dress And Personal Ornaments - Copper Bronze: Implements Ant Tools - Arts And Crafts - Customs And Amusements - Chronology And Connections With Other Countries. Bibliography - Index - List Of Plates. Rebound Copy, Condition Ok.


Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization

Mohenjo-Daro and the Indus Civilization

Author: John Marshall

Publisher: Asian Educational Services

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9788120611795

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This 3 Volume Set Presents An Official Account Of Archaeological Excavations At Mohenjo-Daro Between The Year 1922-1927. Vol. I Has Text-Chapter1-19 Plates I-Xiv, Vol. Ii Has Text Chapters 20-32 Appendices And Index, Vol. Iii Has Plates Xv-Cl X Iv. An Excellent Reference Tool.


The Archaeology of South Asia

The Archaeology of South Asia

Author: Robin Coningham

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-08-31

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 1316418987

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This 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.


Harappan Archaeology

Harappan Archaeology

Author: Shereen Ratnagar

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789384082604

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This book approaches the archaeology of the Harappan culture of Pakistan and India from the view point of the early state. It attempts to tease out information on the mobilization of labour, the organization of production,the direction of overseas trade by a newly formed elite, and the management of scarce water resources by the rulers. It discusses the environment and productivity of the culture, the sequence of excavations, early ideas of the civilization as quintessentially Indian, evidence for warfare and the hand of the state behind certainkinds of settlement morphology and artefactual equipment. It asks whether the residents of Mohenjo-darolived in kin-group clusters, and attempts to explain, through cross-cultural analogy, why the citadel sites arelocated where they are. A new idea on sailing routes is tentatively suggested, and it is argued that it was eliteintervention and management that secured both floodwater supplies at Dholavira and some degree of urbansanitation at Mohenjo-daro. Multiple views of the reasons for the end of the civilization are discussed in thefinal section of the book.


The Indus Valley

The Indus Valley

Author: Ilona Aronovsky

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1484636449

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Uses archeological excavations to find out about the civilization of the Indus Valley.


Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World

Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World

Author: Marta Ameri

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-05-03

Total Pages: 524

ISBN-13: 1108173519

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Studies 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.