The Ancient South Asian World

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He was born and raised in India, speaks several South Asian languages fluently, and has a deep love for the subcontinent. He has a BA in Anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley and completed his MA and PhD in South Asian Archaeology from the same university. His main focus is on the Indus Valley Civilization, but he also has experiencewith the Palaeolithic period and historical archaeology and ethnoarchaeology. He has conducted archaeological research and excavations at both Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, two of the most important Indus period sites inPakistan.Kimberley Heuston writes historical fiction for young adults and teaches English and history at the Waterford School in Sandy, Utah. Raised in New York City, where she attended the Spence School, Ms. Heuston graduated from Harvard University with a degree in History and Science. Her teaching honors include summer fellowships sponsored by the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund, the Woodrow Wilson Center, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the FulbrightCommission. She received an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College in 2000. Her novels include The Shakeress, Dantes Daughter, and The Velvet Years. She is the mother of four completely fabulous children. Learn about the history and civilizations from ancient South Asia through the study of a variety of archaeological discoveries.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberley Heuston, Kimberly Burton Heuston, Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark/ Heuston Kenoyer
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.06.2005
• EAN: 9780195174229
• ISBN: 978-0-19-517422-9
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 241 mm x 6 mm
• Series: World in Ancient Times; The World in Ancient Times
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Non-fiction book; Asia, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Asia, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past