essay

La nécropole néolithic de Mehrgarh

Les cités oubliées de l'Indus : archéologie du Pakistan : Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet, 16 novembre 1988-30 janvier 1989 • Paris • Published In 1988 • Pages: 58-64

By: Sellier, Pascal.

Abstract
Sellier writes, in French, about the neolithic cemetery at Mehrgarh. Primary burial and reburial are two of the types of burials found in this cemetery. He is able to reconstruct some demographic statistics for the neolithic based on the 71 skeletons found and provides death and birth rates.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Burial practices and funerals
Mourning
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
Indus Neolithic
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2002
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
Neolithic periods IA and IB
Coverage Place
Mehrgarh, Kachhi, Balochistan, Pakistan
Notes
Pascal Sellier
Includes bibliographical references (p. 64)
LCCN
90102302
LCSH
Neolithic period