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Excavations at Harappa 2000-2001: new insights on chronology and city organization

prehistory1Published In 2005 • Pages: 207-225

By: Meadow, Richard H., Kenoyer, Jonathan M..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Excavations on Mounds AB, F, and E at Harappa were undertaken in order to clarify transitional episodes and changes in settlement organization (including the interrelationships between sections of the urban center), for a period extending from its initial occupation during period 1 through its decline in periods 4-5; only parts pertaining to the Mature Indus are relevant to this collection. Eleven radiocarbon dates are presented, along with stratigraphic profiles, plan views, and drawings of inscriptions.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Archaeological excavation methods
Settlement patterns
Cities
Cultural stratigraphy
Chronologies and culture sequences
Writing
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Mature 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
2000-2001
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
5300-3500 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
Richard H. Meadow & Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225)
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Harappa