Author : Monica L. Smith
Publisher : BAR International Series
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis The Archaeology of an Early Historic Town in Central India by : Monica L. Smith
Download or read book The Archaeology of an Early Historic Town in Central India written by Monica L. Smith and published by BAR International Series. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case studyoffered in this book is based upon an archaeological examination of the EarlyHistoric town site of Kaundinyapura in central India. In the Early Historicperiod (third century BC to fourth century AD) the Indian subcontinent presentswidespread evidence for long-distance exchange in durable goods at a time whenpolitical entities were relatively short-lived and had few resources to investin the facilitation of exchange. Despite a lack of centrally provided economicinfrastructure, the communities of the subcontinent shared a material culturethat demonstrated communication about style as well as the physical movement ofobjects. Even small towns like Kaundinyapura were participants in thesepatterns of regional exchange, in which households engaged in production anddistribution activities that enabled them to maintain links with the widerregion through the consumption of a shared corpus of material goods.