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Neolithic settlement at Chirand
Journal of Bihar Research Society • 56 • Published In 1970 • Pages: 16-35 , plates
By: Narain, L. A..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief survey of the archaeological site of Chirand located in Saran district, north Bihar, India. The author discusses apparent reasons for the settlement of Neolithic people at Chirand, the geography of the region, agriculture, and the lithic, bone tool, and ceramic industries. In closing, Narain makes comparisons between this site and other Neolithic sites in India.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Fauna
- Cereal agriculture
- Diet
- Bone, horn, and shell technology
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Settlement patterns
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Ganges Neolithic
- 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
- NotesAdditional notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-35)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 44039614
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- India--Antiquities