South Asian Archaeology, 1989
South Asian Archaeology, 1989

Author: Association of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe. International Conference

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9781881094036

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Presents 57 papers from the tenth International Conference of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe, Musee National des Arts Asiatiques-Guimet, Paris, France, 3-7 July 1989. The text comprises 36 papers on archaeology (early lithic cultures; Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa; settlements and objects of Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures; pottery, environmental evidence) and 21 papers on art history (sculpture; paintings; terracottas; coins from the 1st to the 17th centuries AD).

Marxist Perspectives in Archaeology
Marxist Perspectives in Archaeology

Author: Matthew Spriggs

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1984-02-23

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780521255448

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Marxist theory has been an undercurrent in western social science since the late nineteenth century. It came into prominence in the social sciences in the 1960s and 1970s and has had a profound effect on history, sociology and anthropology. This book represents an attempt to gather together Marxist perspectives in archaeology and to examine whether indeed they represent advances in archaeological theory. The papers in this volume look forward to the growing use of Marxist theory by archaeologists; as well as enriching archaeology as a discipline they have important implications for sociology and anthropology through the addition of a long-term, historical perspective. This is a book primarily for undergraduates and research students and their teachers in departments of archaeology and anthropology but it should also be of interest to historians, sociologists and geographers.

Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia
Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia

Author: Franklin Southworth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 113431776X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book brings together linguistic and archaeological evidence of South Asian prehistory. The author depicts and analyses the region, in particular the Indus Valley civilization, its links with neighbouring regions and its implications for social history. Each type of linguistic data is put into its socio-historical context. Consequently, the book is both a description of the unique methodology 'linguistic archaeology' and a treatment of South Asian linguistic data.

Ancient Pakistan - an Archaeological History
Ancient Pakistan - an Archaeological History

Author: Mukhtar Ahmed

Publisher: Amazon

Published: 2014-10-25

Total Pages: 479

ISBN-13: 1495966437

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is the third volume of a much larger project, Ancient Pakistan - An Archaeological History, which deals with the prehistory of Pakistan from the Stone Age to the end of the Harappan Civilization ca. 1500 BC. This particular volume, Harappan Civilization - The Material Culture, deals with the entire gambit of the urban phase of the Indus Civilization, from its beginning to its decay and the ultimate end. The books covers such topics as the origins, settlement pattern, subsistence economy, architecture, town planning, Indus seals, arts and crafts, metallurgy, decay, and the post-Harappan cultural landscape. Every chapter is profusely illustrated with colored sketches and colored photographs. An extensive bibliography is also provided.