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Faunal remains and urbanism at Harappa

harappa excavations, 1986-1990: a multidisciplinary approach to third millenium urbanism (3)Published In 1991 • Pages: 89-106

By: Meadow, Richard H..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author compares faunal remains from Harappa in Punjab, and from Mehrgarh and Nausharo in Balochistan, dating from the Indus Neolithic through Mature Indus periods. Differences between the regions suggest different breeds were favored. At Harappa, focus on a street on the south of Mound E shows periods when this portion of the site was actively kept clean and when it was used to dispose of refuse.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Cultural stratigraphy
Streets and traffic
Domesticated animals
Pastoral activities
Refuse disposal and sanitary facilities
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Indus
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2016
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
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Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Zooarchaeologist
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; 2015
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1986-1990
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
7500-4000 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Indus Valley, Pakistan
NotesAdditional notes
Richard H. Meadow
Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
91039504
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan
Harappa Site (Pakistan)