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Dating the Neolithic of South India: new radiometric evidence for key economic, social and ritual transformations

Antiquity81 (313)Published In 2007 • Pages: 755-778

By: Fuller, Dorian Q., Boivin, Nicole, Korisettar, Ravi.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The authors use Bayesian analysis of newly available radiocarbon dates for South India Neolithic ashmounds along with previous dates to better understand the chronology of ashmounds, herding, and the start of village life.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Identification
Dating methods in archaeology
Pastoral activities
Settlement patterns
Fire
Sacred objects and places
Chronologies and culture sequences
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
South Indian Chalcolithic
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2018
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; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1998
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
5000 -2800 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
South India
NotesAdditional notes
Dorian Q. Fuller, Nicole Boivin and Ravi Korisettar
Includes bibliographical references (p. 776-778)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
29021740
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--India