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Summaries of five seasons of research at Harappa (District Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan) 1986-1990
harappa excavations, 1986-1990: a multidisciplinary approach to third millenium urbanism • (3) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 183-262
By: Dales, George F., Kenoyer, Jonathan M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides a summary of the fieldwork at Harappa since 1986, drawing from preliminary reports to the Government of Pakistan. Each field season’s work is explained separately, which allows the reader to follow the arc of the investigations from year to year. Topics covered include each season’s objectives, who conducted the work, the field and lab training of Pakistani students, where excavation units were placed, what was found, and laboratory and conservation procedures.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Culture summary
- Reviews and critiques
- Artifact and archive collections
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Archaeological survey methods
- Archaeological excavation methods
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- 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
- essay
- 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; 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
- 5338-3500 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Harappa, Punjab, Pakistan
- NotesAdditional notes
- George F. Dales, Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, and the staff of the Harappa Project
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-262)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91039504
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan
- Harappa Site (Pakistan)