Connections and complexity : new approaches to the archaeology of South Asia / edited by Shinu Abraham. [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abraham, Shinu.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology--South Asia.

Social archaeology.

Landscape archaeology--South Asia.

Landscape archaeology.

Indus civilization.

Iron age--India.

Iron age.

Material culture--South Asia--History--To 1500.

Material culture.

Material culture--India--History--To 1500.

Regionalism--South Asia--History--To 1500.

Regionalism.

South Asia--Antiquities.

South Asia.

India--Antiquities.

India.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This 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 theoreti

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:

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-43183-1

1-315-43185-8

1-59874-688-X

9781315431857

OCLC:

843200961