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Prakash 1955: a Chalcolithic site in the Tapti Valley
Ancient India • 20-21 • Published In 1967 • Pages: 4-167
By: Thapar, B. K..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The strata in an enormous trench excavated through the site of Prakash are divided into Periods I-IV. Period I dates to the Chalcolithic; a weathered surface and a six-hundred year hiatus in occupation mark the end of the component. The finds from all four strata are described in detail. In addition, there is analysis of the carbonized plant remains.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Dating methods in archaeology
- Flora
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Fire
- General tools
- Utensils
- Visual arts
- Cultural stratigraphy
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- South Indian Chalcolithic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- South Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2017
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- February-April 1955
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3700-900 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Prakash (Prakasha), Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- By B.K. Thapar
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 50056060
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Excavations (Archaeology)--India