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Some specialized ceramic studies at Harappa
harappa excavations, 1986-1990: a multidisciplinary approach to third millenium urbanism • (3) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 61-69
By: Dales, George F..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Excavations at Harappa created opportunities to test hypotheses concerning ceramic technology there. The author describes ongoing studies, noting a shift from decorated to plain pottery in graves and the unusual way female figurines were made.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Experimental data
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Ceramic technology
- Utensils
- Visual arts
- Ornament
- 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; 2016
- 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
- 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
- George F. Dales
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 69)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91039504
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Pakistan
- Harappa Site (Pakistan)