Excavations at Gilund : the artifacts and other studies /

Excavations at Gilund provides a full analysis of the artifacts recovered during the five-year excavation conducted by the University of Pennsylvania and Deccan College. Their findings shed light on the extent and nature of early trade networks, the rise of early complex societies, and the symbolic...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Possehl, Gregory L.; Raczek, Teresa P.; Shinde, Vasant
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2014]
©2014
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9781934536674
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Summary: Excavations at Gilund provides a full analysis of the artifacts recovered during the five-year excavation conducted by the University of Pennsylvania and Deccan College. Their findings shed light on the extent and nature of early trade networks, the rise of early complex societies, and the symbolic and ideological beliefs of this region.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(272pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: 427 illus.
ISBN: 9781934536674
Index Number: DS486
CLC: K883.511.3
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Figures --
Tables --
Contributors --
Foreword --
Acknowledgments /
1. Excavations at Gilund 1999 2005: The Artifacts and Other Studies /
2. Excavation Methods and Stratigraphy /
3. Chalcolithic Structures and Features /
4. Excavation of Early Historic Deposits, Gilund 1999 2001 /
5. Site Catchment Analysis /
6. Ceramic Assemblages at Gilund /
7. Ceramic Sequence of Gilund (Index Trench 4F) /
8. The Gilund Antiquities /
9. Report on the Seal Impressions and Related Small Finds /
10. Lithics at Gilund /
11. Faunal Remains from Gilund /
12. Synthesizing Gilund: A Summary and Discussion of Excavation Finds /
Appendix 1: Radiocarbon Dates for Gilund --
Appendix 2: List of Supervisors and Student Participants in the Gilund Excavations, 1999 2005 --
Bibliography --
Index.