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Languages : en
Pages : 265
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Lothal
Author: Lothal, a Harappan Port Town (1955-62)
Author: Shikaripur Ranganatha RaoPublisher:
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Category : Harappa (Pakistan)
Languages : en
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Lothal, a Harappan port town
Author: Shikaripur R. RaoLothal
Author: Shikaripur Ranganatha RaoPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Lothal, a Harappan Port Town (1955-62)
Author: Shikaripur Ranganatha RaoPublisher:
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Lothal
Author: S. R. RaoEarly Civilizations of the Old World
Author: Charles Keith MaiselsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134837305
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
In this new paperback edition of Early Civilizations of the Old World, Charles Keith Maisels traces the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history. In each case the ecological and economic background to growth, geographical factors, cross-cultural intersection and the rise of urbanism are examined, explaining how particular forms of social structure and cultural interaction developed from before the Neolithic period to the time of the first civilizations in each area. This volume challenges the traditional assumption of a band-tribe-chiefdom-state sequence and instead demonstrates that large complex societies can flourish without social classes and the state, as dramatically shown by the Indus civilization. Such features as the use of Childe's urban revolution theory as a means of comparison for each emerging civilization and the discussion of the emergence of archaeology as a scientific discipline, make Early Civilizations of the Old World a valuable, innovative and stimulating work.
Seals and Sealing in the Ancient World
Author: Marta AmeriPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108173519
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Studies of seals and sealing practices have traditionally investigated aspects of social, political, economic, and ideological systems in ancient societies throughout the Old World. Previously, scholarship has focused on description and documentation, chronology and dynastic histories, administrative function, iconography, and style. More recent studies have emphasized context, production and use, and increasingly, identity, gender, and the social lives of seals, their users, and the artisans who produced them. Using several methodological and theoretical perspectives, this volume presents up-to-date research on seals that is comparative in scope and focus. The cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approach advances our understanding of the significance of an important class of material culture of the ancient world. The volume will serve as an essential resource for scholars, students, and others interested in glyptic studies, seal production and use, and sealing practices in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Ancient South Asia and the Aegean during the 4th-2nd Millennia BCE.
Walking with the Unicorn: Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia
Author: Dennys FrenezPublisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1784919187
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
This volume, a compilation of original papers written to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Jonathan Mark Kenoyer to the archaeology of South Asia over the past forty years, highlights recent developments in the archaeological research of ancient South Asia, with specific reference to the Indus Civilization.
Ships and the Development of Maritime Technology on the Indian Ocean
Author: Ruth BarnesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317793420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Recognising the fundamental role both of shipping communities and the technologies crafted and shared by them, this book explores the types of ships, methods of navigation and modes of water-borne trade in the Indian Ocean region and the way they affected the development of distinctive settlements against a changing but strong sense of regional consciousness and identity.