Origins of Agriculture in the Bronze Age Indus Civilization

"The Indus civilization in South Asia (c. 3200 - 1500BC) was one of the most important Old World Bronze Age cultures. This study offers new insights into the Indus civilisation through an archaeobotanical reconstruction of its environment. It synthesizes the available data on genetics, archaeobotany, and archaeology"--

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. The Paleoenvironmental context; 3. Laying the groundwork; 4. Southwest Asian crops and their significance; 5. Big millets; 6. Small Millets; 7. Rice; 8. Tropical pulses and the identification of local domestication processes; 9. Microfossils and the multi-proxy approach; 10. Beyond 'staples'; 11. Crop processing and social organization; 12. Cropping strategies and seasonality; 13. Irrigation and intensification; 14. Indus indentities and food; 15. The 'Late Harappan Revolution'; 16. The burnt remains.

Info autore

Jennifer Bates is Assistant Professor of Archaeological Science at Seoul National University. She is a co-author of The Archaeobotany of Asvan and Principal Investigator of the Indica Project.

Riassunto

The Indus civilization in South Asia (c. 3200 – 1500BC) was one of the most important Old World Bronze Age cultures. This study offers new insights into the Indus civilisation through an archaeobotanical reconstruction of its environment. It synthesizes the available data on genetics, archaeobotany, and archaeology.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jennifer Bates, Jennifer (Seoul National University) Bates, Bates Jennifer
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781009424448
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0942444-8
• Pagine: 398
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; prehistory, HISTORY / Ancient / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, bronze age, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Agriculture and farming, AGRICULTURE & FARMING, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), BCE to c 500 CE, c 3000 to c 2000 BCE, Environmental archaeology, Archaeological sites, c 2000 to c 1500 BCE