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Craft specialization and social organization in the Chalcolithic Deccan, India

Antiquity • 65 (249) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 796-807

By: Shinde, Vasant.

Abstract
The author emphasizes evidence from the sites of Daimabad and Inamgaon in a discussion of the archaeological evidence for craft specialization and a chiefdom-level society by 3500 BP.
Subjects
Jewelry manufacture
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
Nonferrous metal industries
Building supplies industries
Dwellings
Heating and lighting equipment
Housing
Occupational specialization
Community heads
Burial practices and funerals
tradition
South Indian Chalcolithic
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2017
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
4000-2700 BP
Coverage Place
Maharashtra, India
Notes
Vasant Shinde
Includes bibliographical references (p. 807)
LCCN
29021740
LCSH
Excavations (Archaeology)--India