The rise of civilization in India and Pakistan
xiv, 379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780521242448, 9780521285506, 0521242444, 052128550X
8193940
List of tables and figures | |
Preface | |
1. Archaeology in South Asia | |
Part I. Constituent Elements: 2. Prehistoric environments | |
3. The earliest South Asians | |
4. Hunter-gatherers and nomadic pastoralists | |
5. The first agricultural communities | |
Part II. Indus Urbanism: 6. The early Indus period | |
7. The mature Indus civilization - I | |
8. The mature Indus civilization - II | |
Part III. The Legacy of the Indus Civilization: 9. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in the Indus and Ganges systems | |
10. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in Peninsular India | |
11. The arrival of Indo-Aryan speaking people and the spread of the Indo-Aryan languages | |
12. The Iron Age and the emergence of classical Indian civilization | |
13. Subcontinental unity and regional diversity | |
Select general bibliography | |
Index. |