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Excavations at Balathal, Udaipur District, Rajasthan (1995-97), with special reference to Chalcolithic architecture
Man & environment • 22 (2) • Published In 1997 • Pages: 35-59
By: Misra, V. N., Shinde, Vasant, Mohanty, R. K., Pandey, Lalit, Kharahwal, Jeevan.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Misra et al. continued field work at the site of Balathal with the discovery that the fortified enclosure in the center of the mound is Chalcolithic and not Iron Age as previously reported (see eHRAF document #3). They describe in detail the various architecture found at the site (walls of the fortification, dwellings, ovens, and pottery kilns). Also described are ceramics and the few other artifacts found during their excavations. The authors see an increase in the prosperity at the site around 2400 B.C. (Phase II) that they believe is due to contact between the people of Balathal and the Harappan of Gujarat. This contact is best seen in the change in architecture at this time.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Prehistory
- Ceramic technology
- Masonry
- Dwellings
- Heating and lighting equipment
- Military installations
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Central Indian Neolithic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2002
- 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 ; 2001
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1995-1997
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 4800 BP-3500 BP (2800 B.C.-1500 B.C.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Balathal, Rajasthan, India
- NotesAdditional notes
- V. N. Misra, Vasant Shinde, R. K. Mohanty, Lalit Pandey, and Jeevan Kharahwal
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-59)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77912049
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Neolithic Period--India