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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abraham, Shinu.

Class of 1939 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism.

History.

Material culture.

Iron age.

Landscape archaeology.

Social archaeology.

Antiquities.

South Asia--Antiquities.

South Asia.

India--Antiquities.

India.

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.

Physical Description:

430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2013]

Summary:

As a compilation of contemporary research in South Asia, this volume takes an important cross-regional, cross-chronological and comparative approach to political and economic landscapes in ancient South Asia and its connections to Central and Southwest Asia. The contributions in this volume bring together varied yet connected aspects of social and political complexity, trade and exchange, interregional interaction and material culture. Book jacket.

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

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

9781598746860

1598746863

OCLC:

794361895

Publisher Number:

99953631049

40022472892