By

Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark

Serial

15498

Publisher

Ameena Saiyid, Oxford University Press and American Institute of Pakistan Studies

Description

260 pages: chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm.

ISBN / ISSN No.

0195779401

Subject

1. Indus civilization; 2. Cities and towns, Ancient--Pakistan; 3. Cities and towns, Ancient--India; 4. Pakistan--Antiquities; 5. India--Antiquities.

Summay

Ancient cities of the Indus valley civilization presents a refreshingly new perspective on the earliest cities of Pakistan and western India (2600-1900 BC). Through a careful examination of the most recent archaeological discoveries from excavations in both Pakistan and India, the author provides a stimulating discussion on the nature of the early cities and their inhabitants. This detailed study of the Indus architecture and civic organization also takes into account the distinctive crafts and technological developments that accompanied the emergence of urbanism. Indus trade and economy as well as political and religious organizations are illuminated through comparisons with other contemporaneous civilizations in Mesopotamia and Central Asia and through ethnoarchaeological studies in later cultures of South Asia. The book is written as an introductory text on the Indus civilization, along with a catalogue section that illustrates some of the important objects recovered during the most recent excavations at Harappa, as well as earlier finds from excavations in the 1920s and 1930s. The abundant maps and line drawings, along with illustrations in color and black and white, make this an optimal teaching tool for high school and college teachers. -- Publisher description [Notes: "Dedicated to the memory of George F. Dales, Jr. (1927-1992) and Walter A. Fairservis, Jr. (1924-1994)"--T.p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index.]

DDC Classification No.

934

Accession No.

15498

Shelving location

18

Status

Available

Category

History-Ancient