Book

Early settlements in the central Tapi Basin

Munshiram Manoharlal PublishersNew Delhi • Published In 1998 • Pages:

By: Shinde, Vasant.

Abstract
This is a detailed account of settlement and subsistence patterns in the Tapi Basin, with discussion of site and political hierarchy throughout the Chalcolithic period. The author surveyed the central basin and studied more than a hundred sites, including their surrounding environments.
Subjects
Archaeological survey methods
Climate
Topography and geology
Fauna
Flora
Settlement patterns
Community structure
Territorial hierarchy
Chronologies and culture sequences
tradition
South Indian Chalcolithic
HRAF PubDate
2018
Region
Asia
Sub Region
South Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2017
Field Date
1979-1983
Coverage Date
4000-3000 BP
Coverage Place
central Tapi Basin, Maharashtra, India
Notes
Vasant Shinde ; with a foreword by M.K. Dhavalikar
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-135) and index
LCSH
Copper age--Ethnology
Maharashtra (India)