New Perspectives on the Harappan Culture in Light of Recent Excavations at Rakhigarhi: 2011-2017. / Volume 1, : Bioarchaeological Research on the Rakhigarhi Necropolis: Symposium Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of The Society of South Asian Archaeology and Updated Scientific Research / / Vasant Shinde, editor.

The site of Rakhigarhi, situated in Hisar District, Haryana, India, is one of the largest metropolises of the Harappan Civilization found so far, to be mentioned alongside the iconic sites of Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa and Dholavira. Between the years 2011 and 2017 extensive explorations and excavations...

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Place / Publishing House:Summertown, Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter(pp. )
  • Table of Contents(pp. i-i)
  • List of Figures and Tables(pp. ii-vii)
  • Preface(pp. viii-ix)
  • Contributors to the Rakhigarhi Excavations(pp. x-x)
  • Contributors to This Volume(pp. xi-xi)
  • Acknowledgements(pp. xii-xii)
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to the Harappan Culture: Recent Perspectives(pp. 1-18)
  • Chapter 2 The Rakhigarhi Archaeological Site and Research Objectives(pp. 19-42)
  • Chapter 3 Excavations 2013-2016(pp. 43-63)
  • Chapter 4 Archaeological Inventory, Rakhigarhi Necropolis (2013-2016)(pp. 64-113)
  • Chapter 5 Anthropological Review of Human Skeletons from the Rakhigarhi Necropolis(pp. 114-138)
  • Chapter 6 Craniofacial Reconstruction of Harappan Individuals from the Rakhigarhi Necropolis(pp. 139-163)
  • Chapter 7 Parasitism, Sanitation, and City Management Relating to the Harappan Civilisation: Prospects for an Indian Archaeoparasitological Study(pp. 164-186)
  • Chapter 8 Archaeozoological Investigations at Rakhigarhi: An Interim Report(pp. 187-238)
  • Chapter 9 Conclusion(pp. 239-242)
  • Appendix 1: Inventory of Rakhigarhi Necropolis Skeletons(pp. 243-259)
  • Appendix 2: Research Ethics Relating to Investigations at the Rakhigarhi Necropolis(pp. 260-262).