Rise of civilization in India and Pakistan /
The rise of civilization in India and Pakistan
Bridget and Raymond Allchin.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- xiv, 379 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Cambridge world archaeology .
Rs.695/- Segment 62248 Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [362]-371.
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.
This title traces the origins and development of culture in India and Pakistan from its earliest roots in Palaeolithic times, through the rise and disintegration of the great Indus Civilization to the emergence of regional cultures, and the arrival and spread of Indo-Aryan speaking peoples.