The archaeology of South Asia: from the Indus to Asoka, c. 6500 BCE-200 CE

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Indian and Buddhist Studies Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

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Part I. The Context: 1. Introduction and definitions 2. Environment and culture: South Asia's environmental, linguistic and religious patterns 3. Histories of South Asian archaeology Part II. The Indus Valley Tradition c.6500-1900 BCE: 4. Food producers: multiple Neolithics (c.6500-2000 BCE) 5. Regionalisation and differentiated communities (c.5000-2600 BCE) 6. An era of integration: the Indus civilisation (c.2600-1900 BCE) 7. Localisation: transformations of a system (c.1900-1200 BCE) Part III. The Early Historic Tradition (c.1900-200 BCE): 8. South Asia: transitions and continuities (c.1900-1200 BCE) 9. The re-emergence of regional differentiation (c.1200-600 BCE) 10. Reintegration: towards an early historic world (c.600-250 BCE) 11. The Mauryans and the Asokan ideal (c.321-185 BCE) Part IV. Conclusions: 12. Conclusions and challenges.

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