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005			20240726104731.0
008			150911s2015 nyu ob 001 0 eng d
040			_aNT _beng _erda _epn _cNT
020			_a9781316421284 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aDS338 _b.A734 2015
049			_aNTA
100	1		_aConingham, Robin. _e1
245	1	0	_aThe archaeology of South Asia : _bfrom the Indus to Asoka, c. 6500 BCE-200 CE / _cRobin Coningham (Durham University), Ruth Young (University of Leicester).
260			_aNew York, NY : _bCambridge University Press, _c(c)2015.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	0		_aCambridge world archaeology
520	2		_a"This book offers a critical synthesis of the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c. 6500 BCE), when domestication began, to the spread of Buddhism accompanying the Mauryan Emperor Asoka's reign (third century BCE). The authors examine the growth and character of the Indus civilisation, with its town planning, sophisticated drainage systems, vast cities and international trade. They also consider the strong cultural links between the Indus civilisation and the second, later period of South Asian urbanism which began in the first millennium BCE and developed through the early first millennium CE. In addition to examining the evidence for emerging urban complexity, this book gives equal weight to interactions between rural and urban communities across South Asia and considers the critical roles played by rural areas in social and economic development. The authors explore how narratives of continuity and transformation have been formulated in analyses of South Asia's Prehistoric and Early Historic archaeological record"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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505	0	0	_aPart I. The Context -- _t1. Introduction and definitions -- _t2. Environment and culture : South Asia's environmental, linguistic and religious patterns -- _t3. Histories of South Asian archaeology -- _tPart II. The Indus Valley Tradition, c. 6500-1900 BCE -- _t4. Food producers : multiple Neolithics (c. 6500-2000 BCE) -- _t5. Regionalisation and differentiated communities (c. 5000-2600 BCE) -- _t6. An era of integration : the Indus civilisation (c. 2600-1900 BCE) -- _t7. Localisation : transformations of a system (c. 1900-1200 BCE) -- _tPart III. The Early Historic Tradition (c. 1900-200 BCE) -- _t8. South Asia : transitions and continuities (c. 1900-1200 BCE) -- _t9. The re-emergence of regional differentiation (c. 1200-600 BCE) -- _t10. Reintegration : towards an early historic world (c. 600-250 BCE) -- _t11. The Mauryans and the Asokan ideal (c. 321-185 BCE) -- _tPart IV. Conclusions -- _t12. Conclusions and challenges.
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650		0	_aAntiquities, Prehistoric _zSouth Asia.
650		0	_aArchaeology and history _zSouth Asia.
650		0	_aExcavations (Archaeology) _zSouth Asia.
650		0	_aCities and towns, Ancient _zSouth Asia.
650		0	_aIndus civilization.
650		0	_aSocial archaeology _zSouth Asia.
650		0	_aSocial change _zSouth Asia _xHistory _yTo 1500.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aYoung, Ruth, _d1963-
856	4	0	_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password. _uhttpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1056233&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hDS _m2015 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell