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The origin and development of the Chalcolithic in central Indiaarticle 2000 • Shinde, Vasant
Central Indian Neolithic • Asia > South Asia
Shinde explores the origins and development of village life in central India with an emphasis on the excavations at the site of Balathal. Villages developed independently in central India, but '…later flourished due to the establishment of close cont...Farming in the Chalcolithic Deccan, Indiaarticle 1987 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
The author reconstructs early agricultural techniques and practices in Maharashtra, based on the artifacts found in Chalcolithic settlements and using ethnographic analogy....New light on the origin, settlement system and decline of the Jorwe Culture of the Deccan, Indiaarticle 1989 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is a reassessment of the Jorwe phase of the Deccan Chalcolithic in Maharashtra. The findings from several major sites are reviewed and compared....Settlement pattern of the Savalda culturearticle 1990 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
The author discusses where Savalda phase settlements are found and what types of sites are found, and provides a small amount of detail about what artifacts were found at various sites and what traits are diagnostic....The Malwa culture in Maharashtraarticle 1990 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
The author discusses where Malwa settlements are found, what types of sites are found, and the origins of the Malwa phase, and provides a small amount of detail about what artifacts were found at various sites and what traits are diagnostic....Craft specialization and social organization in the Chalcolithic Deccan, Indiaarticle 1991 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
The author emphasizes evidence from the sites of Daimabad and Inamgaon in a discussion of the archaeological evidence for craft specialization and a chiefdom-level society by 3500 BP....Settlement archaeology of Kaothearticle 1992 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is a brief report of the findings from excavations at Kaothe....The Deccan Chalcolithicarticle 1994 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is an overview of the Deccan Chalcolithic, covering the diagnostic characteristics of the phases, the possible role of Saurashtra Harappans in the introduction of certain technologies, and the cultural changes that occurred during the period....Early settlements in the central Tapi BasinBook 1998 • Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is a detailed account of settlement and subsistence patterns in the Tapi Basin, with discussion of site and political hierarchy throughout the Chalcolithic period. The author surveyed the central basin and studied more than a hundred sites, incl...Tradition summaryessay 2017 • Shinde, Vasant & Deshpande,Shweta Sinha
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is a summary of the South Indian Chalcolithic Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the South Indian Chalcolithic archaeological tradition....Tradition summaryessay 2002 • Shinde, Vasant et al.
Central Indian Neolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is a summary of the Central Indian Neolithic archaeological tradition....Environment and Chalcolithic land use patternbook chapter 1990 • Pappu, Raghunath S. & Shinde, Vasant
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
The authors describe the modern environment around Kaothe—including climate, geology, soils, vegetation, fauna, etc.—to help reconstruct the past environment. A catchment analysis of five kilometers around the site was performed to understand Chalcol...Excavations at KaotheBook 1990 • Dhavalikar, M. K. (Madhukar Keshav) et al.
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
This is a report on the findings from the excavations at Kaothe, a single cultural component, seasonal, early farming community in Maharashtra. In comparison to other Chalcolithic sites, Kaothe has very few stone tools and an abundance of bone tools....Small site archaeologyarticle 1990 • Dhavalikar, M. K. (Madhukar Keshav) et al.
South Indian Chalcolithic • Asia > South Asia
Walki was a seasonally-occupied farming settlement. The excavators were able to recover remains of numerous houses, outbuildings, and other architectural features. Fewer artifacts were found than expected, but the site contained numerous burials....Excavations at Balathalarticle 1995 • Misra, V. N. et al.
Central Indian Neolithic • Asia > South Asia
Misra et al. excavated at Balathal. The site has Chalcolithic and Iron Age components. During their two field seasons at the site they have uncovered multi-roomed dwellings, copper implements, and ceramics. There are also indications that the people ...Excavations at Balathal, Udaipur District, Rajasthan (1995-97), with special reference to Chalcolithic architecturearticle 1997 • Misra, V. N. et al.
Central Indian Neolithic • Asia > South Asia
Misra et al. continued field work at the site of Balathal with the discovery that the fortified enclosure in the center of the mound is Chalcolithic and not Iron Age as previously reported (see eHRAF document #3). They describe in detail the various ...