Connections and complexity new approaches to the archaeology of South Asia / edited by Shinu Abraham, Praveena Gullapalli, Teresa P. Raczek, Uzma Z. Rizvi.

Other author Abraham, Shinu.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWalnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2013]
Description430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Social archaeology--South Asia.
Landscape archaeology--South Asia.
Indus civilization.
Iron age--India.
Material culture--South Asia. --History. --To 1500.
Material culture--India. --History. --To 1500.
Regionalism--South Asia. --History. --To 1500.
South Asia--Antiquities.
India--Antiquities.

Contents Connections and Complexity : New approaches to the archaeology of South Asia / Shinu Abraham, Praveena Gullapalli, Teresa Raczek, Uzma Rizvi -- To What Extent Were the Prehistoric Sri Lankans Isolated from the Indian Mainland? Biotic and Archaeological Considerations / Kenneth A.R. Kennedy -- Commodities and Things : The Kulli in Context / Rita P. Wright -- New Evidence for Interaction Between The Iranian Plateau and the Indus Valley : Seals and Sealings from Konar Sandal South / Holly Pittman -- The Sindh Archaeological Project : Explorations in the Lower Indus Basin and Western Sindh / Louis Flam -- Iconography of the Indus Unicorn : Origins and Legacy / Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- Forest Products in a Wider World : Early historic connections across southern India / Kathleen D. Morrison and Mark T. Lycett -- The Substance and Symbolism of Long-Distance Exchange : Textiles as Desired Trade Goods in the Bronze Age Middle Asian Interaction Sphere / Monica L. Smith -- Weighty Matters : Evidence for Unity and Regional Diversity from the Indus Civilization Weights / Heather M.-L. Miller -- Starch Grain Analysis and Experiments Provide Insights into Harappan Cooking Practices / Arunima Kashyap and Steve Weber --
Contents Red Polished Ware in Gujarat : Surface Collections from Inland Sites / Nancy Pinto-Orton -- Spiraling Interconnectedness : A Fresh Look at Double-Spiral-Headed Pins in the Indian Subcontinent / Heidi J. Miller -- In Search Of Craft and Society : The Glass Beads of Early Historic Tamil South India / Shinu Abraham -- Lamination as Production Technique : Patterns and Possibilities / Praveena Gullapalli -- Bronze Age Pastoralism and Differentiated Landscapes along the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor / Michael Frachetti -- The Ghost of the State in Deep Antiquity : A Closer Look at the Harappan Civilization from the Viewpoint of Sanskrit Literature / Piotr A. Eltsov -- Crafting Communities and Producing Places : Copper, Settlement Patterns, and Social Identity in the Ganeshwar Jodhpura Cultural Complex, Rajasthan, India / Uzma Z. Rizvi -- Technology and Everyday Crafts : Identifying Traces of Shared Histories in the Archaeological Record / Teresa Raczek -- Regional Diversity in the Harappan World : The Evidence of the Seals / Marta Ameri -- Monumentality and the Third Millennium "Towers" of the Oman Peninsula / Charlotte Marie Cable and Christopher P. Thornton -- Small Scale Interactions Across the North Gujarat Plain / Suzanne Harris.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2012028631
ISBN9781598746860 (hardback : alkaline paper)