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An upper paleolithic shrine in India

Antiquity57 (220)Published In 1983 • Pages: 88-94

By: Kenoyer, Jonathan M., Clark, J. Desmond (John Desmond), Pal, J. N., Sharma, G. R. (Govardhan Raj).

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Excavations at the site of Baghor I uncovered what probably was a shrine to the goddess or female principle. The authors discuss how they came to this conclusion, and briefly report on the other archaeological findings at the site.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Archaeological excavation methods
Comparative evidence
Miscellaneous structures
Ethnogeography
Cultural stratigraphy
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
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
1980, 1982
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
11,000-10,000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Baghor I, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh, India
NotesAdditional notes
J.M. Kenoyer, J.D. Clark, J.N. Pal, and G.R. Sharma
Includes bibliographical references (p. 94)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
29021740
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
South Asian Upper Paleolithic