Mapping archaeology while mapping an empire: Using historical maps to reconstruct ancient settlement landscapes in modern India and Pakistan
A range of data sources are now used to support the process of archaeological prospection,
including remote sensed imagery, spy satellite photographs and aerial photographs. This …
including remote sensed imagery, spy satellite photographs and aerial photographs. This …
Adaptation to Variable Environments, Resilience to Climate Change: Investigating Land, Water and Settlement in Indus Northwest India
This paper explores the nature and dynamics of adaptation and resilience in the face of a
diverse and varied environmental and ecological context using the case study of South …
diverse and varied environmental and ecological context using the case study of South …
[HTML][HTML] Killing the priest-king: Addressing egalitarianism in the Indus civilization
AS Green - Journal of archaeological research, 2021 - Springer
The cities of the Indus civilization were expansive and planned with large-scale architecture
and sophisticated Bronze Age technologies. Despite these hallmarks of social complexity …
and sophisticated Bronze Age technologies. Despite these hallmarks of social complexity …
Counter-intuitive influence of Himalayan river morphodynamics on Indus Civilisation urban settlements
Urbanism in the Bronze-age Indus Civilisation (~ 4.6–3.9 thousand years before the present,
ka) has been linked to water resources provided by large Himalayan river systems, although …
ka) has been linked to water resources provided by large Himalayan river systems, although …
Large-scale, multi-temporal remote sensing of palaeo-river networks: A case study from northwest India and its implications for the Indus Civilisation
Remote sensing has considerable potential to contribute to the identification and
reconstruction of lost hydrological systems and networks. Remote sensing-based …
reconstruction of lost hydrological systems and networks. Remote sensing-based …
Landscape evolution of the NW Himalayan rivers during the late Quaternary and their non-contemporaneity to the Harappan Civilization
A large perennial river system, the Ghaggar-Hakra, fed by the palaeo-Sutlej and palaeo-
Yamuna Rivers from the west and east respectively, has been argued to have sustained the …
Yamuna Rivers from the west and east respectively, has been argued to have sustained the …
Feeding ancient cities in South Asia: dating the adoption of rice, millet and tropical pulses in the Indus civilisation
The first direct absolute dates for the exploitation of several summer crops by Indus
populations are presented here. These include rice, millets and three tropical pulse species …
populations are presented here. These include rice, millets and three tropical pulse species …
[HTML][HTML] Approaching rice domestication in South Asia: new evidence from Indus settlements in northern India
The nature and timing of rice domestication and the development of rice cultivation in South
Asia is much debated. In northern South Asia there is presently a significant gap (c. 4200 …
Asia is much debated. In northern South Asia there is presently a significant gap (c. 4200 …
Landscapes of urbanization and de-urbanization: a large-scale approach to investigating the Indus civilization's settlement distributions in Northwest India
Survey data play a fundamental role in studies of social complexity. Integrating the results
from multiple projects into large-scale analyses encourages the reconsideration of existing …
from multiple projects into large-scale analyses encourages the reconsideration of existing …
South Asia
CA Petrie - 2013 - academic.oup.com
This article examines the two major phases of early South Asian urbanization. The first,
known as the Indus Civilization, dates between c. 2600 and 1900 bce; while the second …
known as the Indus Civilization, dates between c. 2600 and 1900 bce; while the second …