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Tradition Summary: South Asian Upper Paleolithic

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2017 • Pages:

By: Jayaswal, Vidula.

Abstract
This is a summary of the South Asian Upper Paleolithic tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the South Asian Upper Paleolithic archaeological tradition.
Subjects
Identification
Culture summary
tradition
South Asian Upper Paleolithic
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2017
Field Date
not applicable
Coverage Date
40,000-7000 BP
Coverage Place
India
Notes
Vidula Jayaswal
This tradition summary is based on the article "South Asian Upper Paleolithic," by Vidula Jayaswal, in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 8, South and Southwest Asia, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds., New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2002. Sarah Berry expanded a number of sections (Important Sites; Housing; Population, Health, and Disease; Industrial Arts; Conflict; Religious Beliefs; Death and Afterlife), made minor revisions to other sections, and added to the Bibliography accordingly in July, 2017. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions.
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Paleolithic period--India.