Main entry:

Agrawal, D. P. (Dharma Pal), 1933-

Title & Author:

The Indus civilization : an interdisciplinary perspective / D.P. Agrawal.

Publication:

New Delhi : Aryan Books International, 2007.

Description:

xvii, 380 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-374) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Ecological backdrop : environmental changes and civilization process -- Introduction -- Evidence from the Arabian Sea -- Evidence from other regions -- 3. The beginnings -- Developments in the north-west -- Beginning of regionalism -- Summary -- 4. Spatial spread and main towns -- Introduction -- Sites in Pakistan -- Sites in India -- 5. Architecture and hyraulics -- Architecture -- The Harappan cities in India -- Hydraulic structures -- 6. Arts, crafts and metallurgy -- Arts & crafts -- 7. Indus religion and afterlife -- Introduction -- Deities -- Water ablution -- Sacred trees -- Sacred motifs and symbols -- Ritual objects -- Burials and afterlife -- 8. The Indus script -- Introduction -- Previous attempts at decipherment -- Recent attempts -- Summary -- 9. Trade, agriculture and animal husbandry -- Trade -- Agriculture -- Animal husbandry -- 10. Decline, transformation and legacy -- Aryans -- The decline -- The legacy -- Conclusion -- 11. Conclusion -- Palaeoenvironmental changes -- The beginnings -- The Harappan spread -- Hydraulics -- Architecture -- Technology -- Religion -- Afterlife -- Indus script -- Trade -- Agriculture -- Animal husbandry -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

8173053103
9788173053108

Subject:

Indus civilization.
Excavations (Archaeology) India.
Civilisation de l'Indus.
15.38 archaeology of the non-Western world.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Harappakultur
Antiquity.
India.
Northern India.
Pakistan.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251734
Call No.: BIB 181332
Status: Available