The ancient Indus : urbanism, economy, and society / Rita P. Wright.
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- 934 22 WRI
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934 TRI Excavations at Dwarka-2007 : An interim report / | 934 TRI Exploring the past : Problems and issues / | 934 WRI The ancient Indus : urbanism, economy, and society/ | 934 WRI The ancient Indus : | 934.007 THA The past before us : | 934.010 SRI Pre-Aryan Tamil culture | 934.02 TRA The Aryan debate / |
1. A Long-Forgotten Civilization 2. Geographical And Environmental Settings 3. From Foraging To Farming And Pastoralism 4. An Era Of Expansion And Transformation 5. Urbanism And States: Cities, Regions, And Edge Zones 6. Agropastoral And Craft-Producing Economies I-Intensification And Specialization
Overview: This early civilization was erased from human memory until 1924, when it was rediscovered and announced in the Illustrated London Times. Our understanding of the Indus has been partially advanced by textual sources from Mesopotamia that contains references to Meluhha, a land identified by cuneiform specialists as the Indus, with which the ancient Mesopotamians traded and engaged in battles. In this volume, Rita P. Wright uses both Mesopotamian texts but principally the results of archaeological excavations and surveys to draw a rich account of the Indus civilization's well-planned cities, its sophisticated alterations to the landscape, and the complexities of its agrarian and craft-producing economy. She focuses principally on the social networks established between city and rural communities; farmers, pastoralists, and craft producers; and Indus merchants and traders and the symbolic imagery that the civilization shared with contemporary cultures in Iran, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf region. Broadly comparative, her study emphasizes the interconnected nature of early societies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-383) and index.
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