The Ancient Indus: Urbanism, Economy, and Society (Case Studies in Early Societies) (Hardback)
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Short Description for The Ancient Indus In this volume, Rita P. Wright uses both Mesopotamian texts but principally the results of archaeological excavations and surveys to draw a rich account of the Indus civilisation's well-planned cities, its sophisticated alterations to the landscape, and the complexities of its agrarian and craft-producing economy.
Full description- Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 01 November 2009
- Format: Hardback 396 pages
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- Categories: Asian History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology | Prehistoric Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780521572194 ISBN 10: 0521572193
- Sales rank: 1,085,848
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Full description for The Ancient Indus
In this volume, Rita P. Wright uses both Mesopotamian texts but principally the results of archaeological excavations and surveys to draw a rich account of the Indus civilisation's well-planned cities, its sophisticated alterations to the landscape, and the complexities of its agrarian and craft-producing economy. She focuses principally on the social networks established between city and rural communities; farmers, pastoralists, and craft producers; and Indus merchants and traders and the symbolic imagery that the civilisation shared with contemporary cultures in Iran, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf region. Her study emphasises the interconnected nature of early societies.
