Download or read book The Indus Civilization written by Gregory L. Possehl and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Indus Civilization of India and Pakistan was contemporary with, and equally complex as the better-known cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. The dean of North American Indus scholars, Gregory Possehl, attempts here to marshal the state of knowledge about this fascinating culture in a readable synthesis. He traces the rise and fall of this civilization, examines the economic, architectural, artistic, religious, and intellectual components of this culture, describes its most famous sites, and shows the relationships between the Indus Civilization and the other cultures of its time. As a sourcebook for scholars, a textbook for archaeology students, and an informative volume for the lay reader, The Indus Civilization will be an exciting and informative read.
Download or read book Chanhu daro Excavations 1935 36 written by Ernest John Henry Mackay and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connections and Complexity written by Shinu Anna Abraham and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 theoretical models that may be applicable researchers studying cultural complexity elsewhere in the world.
Download or read book A Comprehensive History Of Ancient India 3 Vol Set written by and published by Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is primarily meant for the general public and the students, who desire to understand the history and culture of their country. Though a general work encompassing historical, cultural, economic, political and administrative features, the book is none the less authentic and authoritative. A Comprehensive History of India is the product of a joint venture undertaken by a group of historians who do not go by conformist views but by critical, objective and analytical assessment of events and developments in accordance with the methodical discipline of scientific research.
Download or read book The Elusive Aryans written by Shrinivas Vasudeo Pradhan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The question of the original home of the Aryans and their migrations to India is only part of the problem of their “elusiveness.” Their subsequent assimilation and nativization in India also contributed to this elusive quality. This socio-cultural process can be traced through a study of their gods, rituals, and philosophy. Thus changes in the nature and function of Ṛgvedic gods; the appearance of upstart gods in the late Ṛgvedic period; the elaboration of the soma ritual with elaborate supplementary rituals; the introduction of the new ritual of Agnicayana; the rise of the eschatology of “punarjanma” (rebirth) and “saṁsāra” (eternal return) based on “karma”; and the ideal of “mukti”, or liberation from life, in place of the former ideal of a life of “śaradaḥ śatam” (a hundred autumns) are symptoms of, as well as a witness to, the transformation of the original identity of the Aryans as revealed in the Family Books of the Ṛgveda. This cultural transformation is no less significant than the “Yakṣa praṣṇa” (knotty question) of their original home and their “indubitable” archaeological traces. The book addresses itself to both these questions, and, for that purpose, takes another look at some of the archaeological material and Aryan life and thought as reflected in Vedic literature.
Download or read book Odyssey Beyond Time written by Mahender Singh Bhaneka and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world on the brink of being reshaped by dark, mysterious forces, one man is chosen to travel through time and prevent the impending catastrophe. His journey takes him through the beating heart of an ancient civilization, where history itself is being born. As he unravels the enigma of his time travel, he is transported to a distant era, where he witnesses the great Lord Ram, the epitome of righteousness, upholding his principles in the face of unimaginable adversity. But the mysteries run deeper than he could ever imagine. The darkest secret of Ravana's Stargate, a relic shrouded in myth and legend, is revealed, and it holds the power to reshape not only the past but also the future. Our hero's fate propels him on an epic and adventurous time odyssey, where he discovers the incredible power of the elusive element crystals. Amidst the chaos of time and the unraveling of ancient mysteries, he finds himself falling in love with a woman who may hold the key to solving the enigma. Together, they must unravel the puzzles of time, facing battles and challenges that will test their resolve. Join our intrepid time traveler on a quest that spans eras, from the depths of the past to the brink of an uncertain future. "Odyssey Beyond Time" is an epic tale of love, adventure, and the timeless battle between good and evil in a world where time itself is at stake. Will he succeed in preserving the past, safeguarding the present, and securing the future?
Download or read book Excavations at Mohenjo Daro Pakistan written by George F. Dales and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1986-01-29 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pottery of Mohenjo-dara, one of the two major urban centers of the Indus Valley civilization (2500-2000 B.C.) is described and documented. The authors survey Harappan ceramic technology and style, and develop an important and unique approach to vessel form analysis and terminology. Included is Leslie Alcock's account of the pottery from the 1950 excavations by Sir Mortimer Wheeler. University Museum Monograph, 53
Download or read book Crossing Continents written by Robert Arnott and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first contacts between Greece, the Aegean and India are generally thought to have occurred at the beginning of the sixth century BC. There is now, however, growing evidence of much earlier but indirect connections, reaching back into prehistory. These were initially between India and its Indus Civilisation (Melu??a) and the Near East and then finally with the societies of the Early and Middle Bronze Age Aegean,with their slowly emerging palace-based economies and complex social structures. Starting in the middle of the third millennium BC but diminishing after approximately 1800 BC, these connections point to a form of indirect or what might be called ‘trickle-down’ contact between the Aegean and India. From the start, until 2500 BC, the objects and commodities that formed this contact were transported overland, through Northern Iran, but after that time, the Harappans took control and we see a structured trade using the sea out through the Persian Gulf. These contacts can also be placed into three categories: (a) the importation of objects manufactured in India or made from Indian commodities imported into the Near East,which eventually found their way to the Aegean and have parallels at Indian sites; (b) the importation of inorganic commodities such as tin, possibly some gold and lapis lazuli, exported from India or Central Asia under Harappan control; and (c) the importation of non-perishable organic commodities. This study views the Aegean as part of a greater trade network and here the author has attempted to both evaluate and re-evaluate what evidence and speculation there are for such contacts, particularly for the commodities such as tin and lapis lazuli as well as more recently discovered objects. It is emphasised that this does not testify to direct cultural and trade links and geographical knowledge between the Harappans and the prehistoric Aegean in the third and second millennia BC; it was just the natural extension of trade between the Near East and India. No goods or commodities arrived directly from India; they accumulated added value as they first built up a distinguished pedigree of ownership in the Near East and Syro-Palestine. In the Early to Late BronzeAges, India was an important resource for valuable and indispensable commodities destined for the elites and developing technologies of much of the Old World. Finally, the author has examined the period after the end of the Bronze Age to the time of Alexander the Great and particularly the period after the sixth century, when Greeks were now beginning to know a little about India. Within 200 years India was known to scholar and non-scholar alike, such as those who witnessed the Persian invasions of Greece or who later became Macedonian and Greek foot soldiers.
Download or read book Ancient Pakistan An Archaeological History written by Mukhtar Ahmed and published by Amazon. This book was released on 2014-10-25 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the fifth and the last volume of a much larger project, Ancient Pakistan - An Archaelogical History. which deals with the prehistory of Pakistan from the Stone Age to the end of the Indus Civilization. This volume deals with the decay and demise of the Indus Civilization and its devolution into post-Harappan regional cultures under the impact of the intruding pastoral nomads from the West, the Indo-Aryans being one of them. A comprehensive bibliography is provided for those who want to dig deeper into the subject.
Download or read book Walking with the Unicorn Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia written by Dennys Frenez and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book ABIA South and Southeast Asian Art and Archaeology Index written by Sita Pieris and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume Three offers 1643 annotated records on publications regarding the art and archaeology of South Asia, Central Asia and Tibet selected from the ABIA Index database at www.abia.net which were published between 2002 and 2007.
Download or read book The Archaeometallurgy of the Asian Old World written by Vincent C. Pigott and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by eminent scholars in the field, this edited volume is the first to treat in a comprehensive manner the archaeology of metallurgy's origins, focusing specifically on initial uses of copper and bronze, as well as the coming of iron across Asia from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Far East. It is a volume that should serve for some time to come as the source of the fundamental information upon which larger interpretations of metallurgical developments in Asia will be grounded. MASCA research papers, Vol. 16 University Museum Monograph, 89
Download or read book A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East written by D. T. Potts and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 1509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East is a comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient material culture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity. This expansive two-volume work includes 58 new essays from an international community of ancient Near East scholars. With coverage extending from Asia Minor, the eastern Mediterranean, and Egypt to the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indo-Iranian borderlands, the book highlights the enormous variation in cultural developments across roughly 11,000 years of human endeavor. In addition to chapters devoted to specific regions and particular periods, many contributors concentrate on individual industries and major themes in ancient Near Eastern archaeology, ranging from metallurgy and agriculture to irrigation and fishing. Controversial issues, including the nature and significance of the antiquities market, ethical considerations in archaeological praxis, the history of the foundation of departments of antiquities, and ancient attitudes towards the past, make this a unique collection of studies that will be of interest to scholars, students, and interested readers alike.
Download or read book Disease and Healing in the Indus Civilisation written by Robert Arnott and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-04-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insights into health, disease, and healing in the Indus Civilisation during the third to early second millennia BCE. Based on original research, it examines skeletal remains, material culture, and environmental factors. The book sheds light on diseases, healing practices, and public health in this ancient civilization.
Download or read book The Indus Civilization written by Mortimer Wheeler and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1968-09-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses climate and dating of the Indus Valley civilization and Sir Mortimer Wheeler summarizes other contributions to the study.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations written by Charles Higham and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the historical and cultural changes that occurred in Asia throughout history.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines written by Timothy Insoll and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Prehistoric Figurines is the first text to offer a comparative survey of figurines from across the globe, bringing together myriad contemporary research approaches to provide invaluable insights into their function, context, meaning, and use, as well as past thinking on the human body, gender, and identity.
