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The Harappan civilization in Gujarat: the Sorath and Sindhi Harappans
Eastern anthropologist • 45 (1-2) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 117-154
By: Possehl, Gregory L..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a summary of what the author calls Sorath Harappan, the regional manifestation of the Pre-urban through Post-urban Harappan phases in Gujarat, India; only materials pertaining to the Mature Indus are relevant to this collection. The more well-known sites are described, with radiocarbon dates for some, and a list of major excavation projects is provided.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Culture summary
- Cultural participation
- Settlement patterns
- Chronologies and culture sequences
- 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
- 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; 2015
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- No Date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 5000-3300 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Gujarat, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- Gregory L. Possehl
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-154)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 59030548
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Harappa