Author: Ajay Pratap
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781803277028
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Ajay Pratap
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803277033
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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This book argues that the development of symbols and signs informing scripts, mainly the idea of coding thoughts through symbols and images, has always been uniquely ‘historical.’ Rock art abuts and occupies long periods of time in which the translation of indigenous thoughts was perfected through numerous mnemonic practices.

Author: Ajay Pratap
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784912468
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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How does rock art as an object fashioned by human hands then differ from tools? What utility does it have beyond its symbolic value? The Vindhyan corpus of rock paintings has provided us with a very valuable opportunity to be answering such questions

Author: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120814646
Category : Art, Prehistoric
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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This is a unique volume in the history of rock art studies, meant at once for the advanced scholar, serious student and the curious but conscientious layman, co-authored by K.K. Chakravarty and R.G. Bednarik, who co-chaired the Rock Art session of the World Archaeological Congress 3 at Delhi in 1994. It is a synoptic but comprehensive survey, illustrated by 221 photographs and sketches, including 172 photographs in colour. The two scholars have not only described the latest state of research on rock art, but also transported rock art studies into the realm of interdisciplinary, inter-cultural analysis. Buttressed by an indicative map of the rock art regions, a list of major up to date direct dating results on rock art, a glossary of keywords related to spatial, temporal, technological, managerial categories, and an index, this volume blends precise, dispassionate descriptions with eloquent evocations. It blends conclusions distilled from rigorous, hard headed field research with penetrating criticism and assessment of the evidence. It combines a ruthless brevity and density with extraordinary felicity and clarity of language. Above all, it is an wonderful attempt at dealing with the problems of understanding, which dog human attempts to comprehend the meaning and shape of human creativity.

Author: Ajay Pratap
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
ISBN: 9781784912451
Category : Art, Prehistoric
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Rock paintings and petroglyphs are a record of human memories. No doubt, this function defines in essence all archaeological objects. Yet some objects such as tools, beyond their symbolic value, are clearly fashioned for their utility. How does rock art as an object fashioned by human hands then differ from tools? What utility does it have beyond its symbolic value? The Vindhyan corpus of rock paintings has provided us with a very valuable opportunity to be answering such questions.

Author: Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art, Prehistoric
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Erwin Neumayer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Author: Yashodhar Mathpal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 314

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Author: Indian Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Robin Coningham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316418987
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 557

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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.