essay
Tradition summary: South Indian Chalcolithic
Human Relations Area Files • New Haven, Conn. • Published In 2017 • Pages:
By: Shinde, Vasant, Deshpande,Shweta Sinha.
Abstract
This is a summary of the South Indian Chalcolithic Tradition. Information is presented on major aspects of the South Indian Chalcolithic archaeological tradition.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2018
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- South Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah Berry; 2017
- Field Date
- not applicable
- Coverage Date
- 4500-2700 BP
- Coverage Place
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, southern Madhya Pradesh, western Andhra Pradesh, and northern Tamil Nadu, India
- Notes
- Vasant Shinde and Shweta Sinha Deshpande
- This tradition summary is from the article “South Indian Chalcolithic," by Vasant Shinde and Shweta Sinha Deshpande, in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory, Volume 8, South and Southwest Asia, Peter N. Peregrine and Melvin Ember, eds., New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 2002. Sarah Berry expanded the following sections: Location; Settlement System; Population, Health, and Disease; and Utentils; and made minor revisions to other sections in September 2017. We thank Peter N. Peregrine for bibliographic suggestions.
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCSH
- Copper age--India--Deccan
- Deccan (India)--Antiquities
- Social archaeology--India--Deccan