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The south Asian paleolithic record and its potential for transitions studies
sourcebook of paleolithic transitions : methods, theories, and interpretations • New York • Published In 2009 • Pages: 121-139
By: Chauhan, Parth R..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides an overview of the entire Paleolithic record for the Indian subcontinent, discussing sites, land use, lithic technology, and the archeological challenges that remain.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Identification
- Lithic industries
- General tools
- Settlement patterns
- Land use
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- South Asian Upper Paleolithic
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary 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
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 2,000,000-7000 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Indian subcontinent
- NotesAdditional notes
- Parth R. Chauhan
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 136-139)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 2009921899
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- South Asian Upper Paleolithic