The archaeology of South Asia : from the Indus to Asoka, c. 6500 BCE-200 CE /

The archaeology of South Asia : from the Indus to Asoka, c. 6500 BCE-200 CE /

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Author / Creator:	Coningham, Robin, author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	xxi, 533 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge world archaeology Cambridge world archaeology.
Subject:	Antiquities, Prehistoric -- South Asia. Archaeology and history -- South Asia. Excavations (Archaeology) -- South Asia. Cities and towns, Ancient -- South Asia. Indus civilization. Social archaeology -- South Asia. Social change -- South Asia -- History -- To 1500. Antiquities. Antiquities, Prehistoric. Archaeology and history. Cities and towns, Ancient. Excavations (Archaeology) Indus civilization. Social archaeology. Social change. South Asia -- Antiquities. Indus River Valley -- Antiquities. Asia -- Indus River Valley. South Asia. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10485776

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Other authors / contributors:	Young, Ruth, 1963- author.
ISBN:	9780521846974 0521846978 9780521609722 (paperback) 0521609720 (paperback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"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"--

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