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The Vedic Tradition is as much a historical reconstruction from analysis of contemporary literature—principally the Rigveda—as it is an archaeologically defined culture. The core area of the Rigveda is the Punjab in India and Pakistan, but the tradition extends from the Swat Valley through north-central India and south to Gujarat, from 3900-2500 BP. Following the fall of the state-level society of the preceding Mature Indus Tradition, the Vedic Tradition became a rural agricultural society of regional subtraditions, with no archaeological evidence of social stratification and few luxury goods. Trade became largely local, with goods produced by only part-time specialists. While copper metallurgy persisted, iron tools gradually became more prominent after 3000 BP. A two-tiered settlement hierarchy appeared toward the end of the tradition, signifying a chiefdom-level society.

The Indo-European prehistory of  "yoga"

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The quest for the origins of Vedic culture

The archaeology of Hinduism

Non-human genetics, agricultural origins and historical linguistics in South Asia

The Vedic people

Exploring the archaeology of Hinduism

An archaeology of yoga

The Vedic Harappans

Population movements in the Indian subcontinent during the protohistoric period

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Allen, N. J.	The Indo-European prehistory of "yoga"	1998
Berry, Sarah H. (Archaeologist)	Tradition summary	2017
Bryant, Edwin F. (Edwin Francis)	The quest for the origins of Vedic culture	2001
Chakrabarti, Dilip K.	The archaeology of Hinduism	2001
Fuller, Dorian Q.	Non-human genetics, agricultural origins and historical linguistics in South Asia	2007
Kochhar, Rajesh	The Vedic people	1997
Lahiri, Nayanjot	Exploring the archaeology of Hinduism	2004
McEvilley, Thomas	An archaeology of yoga	1981
Siṃha, Bhagavāna	The Vedic Harappans	1995
Walimbe, Subhash R.	Population movements in the Indian subcontinent during the protohistoric period	2007

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