New Perspectives on the Harappan Culture in Light of Recent Excavations at Rakhigarhi
Archaeopress (Verlag)
978-1-80327-591-8 (ISBN)
The site of Rakhigarhi, situated in Hisar District, Haryana, India, is one of the largest metropolises of the Harappan Civilization found so far, to be mentioned alongside the iconic sites of Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa and Dholavira. Between the years 2011 and 2017 extensive explorations and excavations were carried out by teams from the Deccan College P.G.R.I., Deemed University, Pune, Seoul National University and Haryana State Archaeology Department. Mounds 4, 6 and 2 were habitation deposits where cultural sequences of Early and Mature Cultural layers were found. Among the major finds were classical Harappan ceramic assemblages; beads of terracotta, faience, stones and steatite; seals; shell and terracotta bangles; terracotta figurines, etc. Mound 7 was a cemetery, representative of the Mature Harappan period, where systematic excavation was carried out. After chapters introducing the excavations at Rakhigarhi and setting out the objectives of the project, the book focuses on the cemetery, with detailed analysis and inventories of the burials. Data on the physical and pathological traits of the Harappan population are presented in full, with specialist chapters on craniofacial reconstruction, and on parasitological analysis. The volume is completed with analysis of the faunal remains from Rakhigarhi habitation area.
Vasant Shinde, a former Professor and Vice-Chancellor at the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, and presently a CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow at CCBM, Hyderabad, is a world-renowned archaeologist in South Asia. Over the last 43 years he has pioneered archaeological research, specialising in the protohistory of South Asia and maritime history as well as field archaeology. Prof. Shinde has completed 16 major research projects, in the process of which he has collaborated with scholars and institutes from around the world. Dong Hoon Shin currently researches paleopathology and biological anthropology as a professor in Seoul National University, South Korea. His research has been mainly focused on the acquisition of data on pre-modern health and disease. Using research tools ranging from anatomical and histological techniques to various biochemical analyses, he has worked to reveal the changing patterns of physical and pathological traits throughout human history. Banani Bhattacharyya is a field archaeologist and Deputy Director in the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Haryana (since 2015). She has contributed many articles in different journals and books of national and international repute. She has also carried out archaeological excavations in West Bengal, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. She has received the award for best paper in the Archaeology Section in three different Annual Sessions of the Indian History Congress.
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Harappan Culture: recent perspectives – Vasant Shinde
Chapter 2: The Rakhigarhi Archaeological Site and Research Objectives – Vasant Shinde, Nilesh Jadhav, Yongjun Kim, Dong Hoon Shin
Chapter 3: Excavations 2013–2016 – Vasant Shinde, Nilesh Jadhav, YongjunKim, Dong Hoon Shin, Banani Bhattacharyya
Chapter 4: Archaeological Inventory, Rakhigarhi Necropolis (2013–2016) – Yongjun Kim, Nilesh Jadhav, Dong Hoon Shin, Banani Bhattacharya, Vasant Shinde
Chapter 5: Anthropological review of human skeletons from the Rakhigarhi necropolis – Hyejin Lee, Yongjun Kim, Eun Jin Woo, Vasant Shinde, Won Joon Lee, Pranjali Waghmare, Nilesh Jadhav, Chang Seok Oh, Jong Ha Hong, Jieun Kim, Dong Hoon Shin
Chapter 6: Craniofacial Reconstruction of Harappan Individuals from the Rakhigarhi Necropolis – Won Joon Lee, Yong Jun Kim, Vasant Shinde, Eun Jin Woo, Hyejin Lee, Pranjali Waghmare, Nilesh Jadahv, Jong Ha Hong, Dong Hoon Shin
Chapter 7: Parasitism, Sanitation, and City Management relating to the Harappan Civilisation – Dong Hoon Shin, Yongjun Kim, Jong-Yil Chai, Vasant Shinde, Nilesh Jadahv, Chang Seok Oh, Jong Ha Hong, Astha Dibyopama, Jieun Kim, and Min Seo
Chapter 8: Archaeozoological Investigations at Rakhigarhi: an Interim Report – Arati Deshpande-Mukherjee, Pankaj Goyal, Tarannum Caur, Sanjay Krishna, Atashi Maitra
Chapter 9: Conclusion – Vasant Shinde, Dong Hoon Shin, Banani Bhattacharyya
Appendix 1: Inventory of Rakhigarhi necropolis skeletons – Hyejin Lee, Eun Jin Woo, Yongjun Kim, Pranjali Waghmare, Vasant Shinde, Nilesh Jadhav, Chang Seok Oh, Jong Ha Hong, Dong Hoon Shin
Appendix 2: Research ethics relating to investigations at the Rakhigarhi necropolis – Vasant Shinde, Nilesh Jadhav, Yongjun Kim, Dong Hoon Shin
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.10.2023 |
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| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 290 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80327-591-X / 180327591X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80327-591-8 / 9781803275918 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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