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Archaeology as History in Early South Asia
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Editors : Himanshu Prabha Ray, Carla M. Sinopoli
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This volume fulfils a long-felt need in South Asian studies by initiating an inter-disciplinary dialogue between archaeology and history. It challenges traditional assumptions derived from text-based archaeology dating to the Alexender Cunningham era and reexamines the role of archives, monumental architecture and artifacts in the reconstruction of the past. The first section draws attention to two emerging trends in the study of the past, one, the use of archival data for a study of the history of archaeology in South Asia, and two, the question of representation and public archaeology. The second section discusses scientific methods and techniques that have been significant in recent years in providing inputs to questions of chronology and sourcing of metal objects. Recent research stresses the identification of general patterns of human behavior and their material consequences, which may be recognizable in the third section on Ethno-archaeology. The issue of multivocality of religious structures and negotiations in the fourth section, while the final section discusses Gender Archaeology and indicates archaeological constructs in an analysis of the theme. The volume thus endorses an active involvement between Archaeology and History. It is hoped that this will then lead to increased inputs in the study and practice of archaeology.
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| Weight | 2.200 kg |
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| Dimensions | 25 × 16 × 3.5 cm |
| Type | Hardbound |
| Language | English |
| Country of Origin | India |
| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Publisher | Aryan Books International |
| Delivery Time | 3-4 days |
| About the editors | Himanshu Prabha Ray is Associate Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Unversity, where she has taught since 1980. Her publications include Monestry and Guild: Commerce under the Satavahanas; Oxford University Press, 1986; The Winds of Change: Buddhism and the Maritime Links of Early South Asia, Oxford University Press, 1994 (reissued as Oxford India Paperbacks, 1998); The archaeology of Seafearing to Ancient South Asia, Cambridge University Press, 2003. In 1996, she jointly edited with Jean Francois Salles A volume titled, Tradition and Archaeology: Early Maritime Contacts in the Indian Ocean, Manohar, 1996. Another volume, Archaeology of Seafearing: The Indian Ocean to the Ancient Period, was published in the Indian Council of Historical Research Monograph Series I, New Delhi, 1999. Carla M. Sinopoli is Professor, Department of Anthropology and Curator of Asian Archaeology, Museum of Anthroplogy, University of Michigen. Her publications include approaches to Archaeological Ceramics, Plenum Press, New York ? London, 1991; Pots and Palaces: The Earthenware Ceramics of the Noblemen's Quarter of Vijaynagara, Manohar, 1993; The Political Economy of Crafts Production: Crafting Empire in India, Cambridge University Press, 2003. She has also been edited The Archaeological Correlates of Hunter Gatherer Societies (with F. Smiley et al.), 1980 and Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and history (with Susan E. Alcock etal., Cambridge University Press, 2001. |
| Content | Foreward Preface List of Illustrations List of Contributors 1. Preamble ? Himanshu Prabha Ray and Carla M. Sinopoli I: HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY ? SOUTH ASIA 2. The History of Archaeology in India: Introduction ? Himanshu Prabha Ray 3. Documentation & Destruction: The Case of Amaravati (1797-1886) ? Upinder Singh 4. Sanchi: Destruction, Restoration, Restitution ? Nayanjot Lahiri 5. Bhagwanlal Indraji and the Beginnings of Indian Archaeology ? Virchand K. Dharamsey 6. Unravelling the Picturesque: Understanding the Creation of a past ? Jaya Chattopadhyaya 7. Preservation of India?s Archaeological Heritage Through Archaeologists-Public Interactions: Issues and Strategies ? Kalini P. Khandwalla II. METHODS, TECHNIQUES AND CHRONOLOGY 8. Methods, Techniques and Chronology: Introduction ? Carla M. Sinopoli 9. Origins of Plant Agriculture in South India ? Ravi Korisettar 10. Archaeology and Historyof Bangladesh: Recent Perspectives ? Jean ?Francois Salles 11. Chronology and Metal Sources of South Indian Images: Some Insights and Scientific Analysis ? Sharada Srinivasan 12. Beyond Vijayanagara?s City Walla : Regional Survey and the Inhabitants of the Vijayanagara Metropolitian Region ? Carla M. Sinopoli III. ETHOARCHAEOLOGY IN SOUTH ASIA 13. Ethno-archaeology in South Asia: An Introduction and Review- Bradley A. Chase 14. Ethno-archaeology as History: The Case of Santhal Parganas ? Ajay Pratap 15. Palm Leaf Manuscripts: An Ethno-historic study ? Panchanan Bhoi IV: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SACRED SPACE 16. The Archaeology of Sacred Space: Introduction Himanshu Prabha Ray 17. Sacred Architecture, Sacred Landscape: Early Buddhism in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh ? Lars Fogelin 18. Excavation at Ambaran 1999-2001: Akhnur Terracotta and Discovery of Buddhist Reliquary in Exposed Stupa ? B.R. Mani 19. The Archaeology of the Early Temples of Saurashtra ? Susan Verma 20. An Archaeological Study of the Temple in the Eastern Deccan ? Anita R. 21. Gender and Archaeology: Introduction ? Himanshu Prabha Ray 22. Problematizing the Archaeology of Female Figurines in North-West India ? Deeksha Bhardwaj Index |
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