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Index
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction to the Series
Note on Infinity Foundation
Editor’s Note
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Ecology, Technology and Society
Introduction
A Wider Perspective
Evidence from Western India: Rajasthan and Gujarat
Evidence from the Arabian Sea and Arabian Coast
Malvan
Nal Lake, Gujarat
Evidence from other Regions
Balakot
Mehrgarh
Bannu Basin
Conclusion
3. Architecture and Hydraulics
Architecture
Layout of Harappan Cities
Platforms
The Wheeler-Piggott Paradigm
Domestic Architecture
Was it always the Grid Town Plan?
Harappan Cities
Kalibangan
Banawali
Lothal
Surkotada
Dholavira
Building Technology
Mensuration
Baked Bricks
Engineering Technology
The Masonry of Walls
Doors and Windows
Mortar
Drainage System
Stone Architectural Pieces
Hydraulics
The Great Bath
Household Bathing Platforms
Wells
Other Hydraulic Structures
Water Reservoirs
The Reservoirs at Dholavira (SR-1 to SR-5)
Storm Water Drainage
Other Hydraulic Structures
4. Arts, Crafts and Transport
Introduction
Sculpture
Stone Technology
Transport
Standardisation
Innovations
Textiles
Lapidary Technology
Beads and Ornaments
Seals
Shell Technology
Trade
Internal Trade
5. Ceramics, Faience and Pyrotechnology
Ceramic Technology
Clay coatings
Specialisation, Standardisation and Control
Excavations at Harappa
Wright’s Conclusions
Faience and Stoneware Technology
Archaeological data
Glazed and non-glazed materials
Chemical and Mineralogical Composition
Composition of the Glazes
Talc-Faience Complex: Technological Innovation
Pyrotechnology
6. Metallurgy
Sources of Metal
Copper
Baluchistan-Afghanistan
Oman
West Asian Sources
Indian Copper Ores
Silver
Manufacturing Artefacts and Pyrotechnology
Casting and Fabrication
Casting
Fabrication
Alloying
Pyrotechnology
Types of Artefacts
Harappan Ornaments and Mirrors
Types of Artefacts from Chanhudaro
Types of Artefacts from Mohenjodaro
Copper Artefacts from Harappa
Copper/Bronze Artefacts and Manufacturing Evidence from Lothal
Artefacts from Banawali
Copper Artefacts from Rojdi
Copper Artefact from Padri
Copper Artefacts from Dholavira
Copper Artefacts from Surkotada
Inscribed Metal Objects
Repertoire of Late Harappan Metal Artefacts
Sites in Haryana and Punjab
Area between Swat and Chitral
Kashmir
Bronzes from Daimabad
7. Animal Husbandry and Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Domestication
Prehistoric Pastoralism
Did the Harappans use the Horse?
Use of Wild Animals
Use of Non-Mammalian Species
Agriculture
8. Legacy and Transformation
Preamble
Transformation
The Eclipse?
The Legacy
Ornaments and Toiletry
Objects of Recreation
Architecture
Ovens
Farming and hydraulics
Transport
Crafts
Folk tales
Ratnagar on Legacy
9. Conclusion
Appendix 1 – Ethnographic Study of the Bead Industry of Khambat
Appendix 2 – The Harappan Shell Industry
Appendix 3 – Pyrotechnology
Bibliography
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