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Glimpses of Harappan Archaeology : Circa 2700-2000 B C

Deo Prakash Sharma and Madhuri Sharma, Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2006, xxviii, 178 p, ills, figs, ISBN : 8180901165, $120.00 (Includes free airmail shipping)

Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. Introduction: 1. Discovery. 2. Nomenclature. 3. Story of Harappan discovery. 4. Origin of Harappan Civilization. 5. Harappan Civilization in South Asia. 6. Settlement patterns, urban planning and architecture. 7. Migration of mature Harappan. 8. Harappan Archaeology : an update. 9. Extent. II. Art: 10. Harappan stone image. 11. Harappan bronze figurines. 12. Harappan terracotta figurines. 13. Harappan terracotta animal figurines. 14. Harappan terracotta male figurines. 15. Harappan bird terracotta figurines. 16. Terracotta horses from Harappan sites. III. Minor arts and crafts: 17. Harappan steatite and other materials. 18. Harappan jewellery. 19. Harappan hard-stone bead making technique. 20. Seals, sealings and copper tablets. 21. Lapizlazuli items from Harappan sites. IV. Harappan society and religion: 22. Harappan ceramic. 23. Who were Harappans? 24. Burial customs of Harappans. 25. Harappan agriculture. 26. Harappan games and sports. 27. Harappan food and cooking tradition. 28. Harappan script and language. 29. Harappan religion. 30. Social stratification and political set up of mature Harappans. V. Harappan trade and transport: 31. Harappan transport. 32. Harappan tools and instruments. 33. The middle Asian Trade. 34. Harappan weights and measures. 35. Industrial base of mature Harappan. 36. Tin in Harappan civilization. 37. Communication and transport by land. 38. Cotton textiles. VI. End of Harappan Civilization: 39. Harappan legacy. 40. Decline of Harappan Civilization. 41. Chronology. VII. 42. The Harappan Civilization : an overview. Bibliography. Index.

"Glimpses of Harappan Archaeology (C. 2700 B.C.-2000 B.C.) is a joint work of D.P. Sharma and Madhuri Sharma. The book includes introduction, nomenclatures, discoveries, stories of excavations, migration, updates about Harappan archaeology, art, minor arts and crafts, Harappan society, religion, trade transport and the decline of Harappan Civilization.

The Harappan civilization is the most appropriate term for its nomenclature. In 1917, Lugi Pi Tessitori did excavations at Kalibangan. Prof. Nayanjot Lahiri has recently confirmed that Tessitori's excavated material of Kalibangan belongs to early and mature Harappan age. Since then about 2668 Harappan and its associated sites have been reported in Northwest South Asia, whereas Harappan Archaeologists, have excavated only 208 sites. Harappan Civilization covers 1-6 million sq. km. in area. The newly excavated sites of Harappan Civilization are: Barror, Chak 86, Kuran, Bhirana, Mandi and Sanauli.

The Harappans used steatite, Lapis-Lazuli, clay, Faience, ivory, gold, silver and carnelian for their craft and jewellery items. The artisans were skilled in making bronze, terracotta and stone sculptures, most of them being handmade and very small in size. This was the beginning of first urbanization in the subcontinent with the emergence of well-planned cities with massive walls and gateways, highly developed trade and transportation, agriculture and use of script and languages." (jacket)

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