The Rise of Civilization in India and PakistanMany spectacular discoveries of archeaological significance have been made in the Indian subcontinent since the first appearance of Raymond and Bridget Allchin's book The Birth of Indian Civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subject. Advances in related fields, particularly in geomorphology, palaeobotany and palaeoclimatology, have also radically altered our picture of the emergence of Indian civilisation. In The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan the authors have completely revised and rewritten their earlier work to present an integrated and dynamic account of human culture in South Asia. Drawing primarily upon the archaeological record, and supported by ethnographic, linguistic and historical evidence, the authors trace the origins and development of culture in India and Pakistan from its earliest roots in Palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great Indus Civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of Indo-Aryan speaking peoples. They conclude with the early Buddhist period and the appearance of city states right across Pakistan and North India, establishing the pattern of subcontinental unity and regional diversity that was to characterize the country henceforward. The authors have made every attempt to incorporate the results of the most recent research and their book is illustrated throughout with photographs, maps and line diagrams. Offering an original and stimulating perspective on the archaeology of the subcontinent, The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan will be invaluable to students of South Asian culture and early history. It will also appeal to anyone interested in historical geography, world prehistory and archaeology in general. |
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The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan Bridget Allchin,Raymond Allchin No preview available - 1982 |
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agriculture Ahar Amri animals appears archaeological artefacts Aryan Baluchistan beads black-and-red ware blades bones brick burial cattle Central Asia Central India century B.C. Chalcolithic citadel cities continued Daimabad Deccan decoration deposits Doab earlier earliest Early Indus period east evidence excavations flakes further Ganges valley graves Hallur Harappan period important Inamgaon indicate Indo-Aryan Indus civilization Indus system Indus valley Iron Age Jorwe Kalibangan Karnataka Kot Diji later Lothal Lower Palaeolithic Maharashtra major Malwa material culture Mature Harappan Mature Indus period Mehrgarh Mesolithic microlithic Middle Palaeolithic millennium B.C. Mohenjo-daro motifs mound mud-brick Mundigak Neolithic northern Nuclear Region objects occupation Painted Grey ware painted pottery Pakistan pattern peninsula phase population pottery probably Punjab radiocarbon dates Rajasthan red ware Rigveda river seals second millennium settlements South Asia southern stone axes stone-blade industry style subcontinent suggests Tekkalakota terracotta figurines trade tradition Upper Palaeolithic Vedic western