The Archaeology of South Asia - From the Indus to Asoka, C.6500 Bce-200 Ce

This book synthesises the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c.6500 BCE) to the third century BCE.

List of contents

Part I. The Context: 1. Introduction and definitions; 2. Environment and culture: South Asia's environmental, linguistic and religious patterns; 3. Histories of South Asian archaeology; Part II. The Indus Valley Tradition c.6500-1900 BCE: 4. Food producers: multiple Neolithics (c.6500-2000 BCE); 5. Regionalisation and differentiated communities (c.5000-2600 BCE); 6. An era of integration: the Indus civilisation (c.2600-1900 BCE); 7. Localisation: transformations of a system (c.1900-1200 BCE); Part III. The Early Historic Tradition (c.1900-200 BCE): 8. South Asia: transitions and continuities (c.1900-1200 BCE); 9. The re-emergence of regional differentiation (c.1200-600 BCE); 10. Reintegration: towards an early historic world (c.600-250 BCE); 11. The Mauryans and the Asokan ideal (c.321-185 BCE); Part IV. Conclusions: 12. Conclusions and challenges.

About the author

Robin Coningham and Prishanta Gunawardhana

Summary

This book offers a critical synthesis of the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c.6500 BCE), when domestication began and permanent settlements were established across the subcontinent, to the spread of Buddhism which accompanied the reign of the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in the third century BCE.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Coningham, Robin (University of Durham) Coningham, Robin (University of Durham) Young Coningham, Robin Young Coningham, Rut Young, Ruth Young, Ruth (University of Leicester) Young
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2015
• EAN: 9780521846974
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84697-4
• Series: Cambridge World Archaeology; Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture; Cambridge World Archaeology (H
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)