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Indus potters in central Oman in the second half of the third millennium BC. First results of a technological and archaeometric study
Sophie Mery
"A wide range of Indus artefacts have been found over the past forty years at many coastal and inland sites in the Oman peninsula, including utilitarian and ritual pottery, ornaments, seals, weights and, more recently, terracotta toys for children," write the authors.
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‘We are inheritors of a rural civilisation’: rural complexity and the ceramic economy in the Indus Civilisation in northwest India
Danika Parikh
The relationship between ancient Indus centers - which we know best and consider a hallmark of the civilization - and the vast rural "hinterland" that surrounded them is the subject of this lucid paper.
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Some Important Aspects of Technology and Craft Production in the Indus Civilization with Specific Reference to Gujarat
Kuldeep Bhan
It is really nice in a paper to be able to speak both of what is happening now, at the cutting-edge of bead and shell-making Indus craftsmanship and continuing discoveries, and be able to relate each tradition back to its earliest appearance in the subcontinent and elsewhere.
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Metal Craft of Harappan Culture: A Cast Study at Binjor
Sanjay Kumar Manjul
An interesting paper about a recently excavated center of metallurgy in Bijnor, Rajasthan.
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Associations and Ideologies in the Locations of Urban Craft Production at Harappa, Pakistan (Indus Civilization)
Bridging crafts - faience
Heather M.L. Miller
In this article, Heather Miller explains how looking at craft production location with respect to civic organization provides insights into possible associations between crafts, as well as general Indus attitudes toward the placement of manufacturing within city centers.
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Towards a Geo-Archaeology of Craft at Moenjo-daro
Massimo Vidale
This paper studies the formation of craft activity areas in Mohenjodaro. Since 1981, one of the key lines of research carried out by German and Italian archaeologists at Moenjodaro has been the surface evaluation of the craft activity areas of the archaeological complex.
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Lapis Lazuli: Beadmaking in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Lapis Lazuli: Beadmaking in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Recent observations of artisans in Peshawar, Pakistan suggest that some techniques for making beads and other ornaments from lapis lazuli have not changed over the millennia.
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Craft Traditions of the Indus Civilization and their Legacy in Modern Pakistan
Craft Traditions of the Indus Civilization and their Legacy in Modern Pakistan
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Recent studies have shown that the systematic analysis of the Indus craft traditions can provide a unique insight into the social and economic organization of this society.
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The Ravi Phase: A New Cultural Manifestation at Harappa
The Ravi Phase: A New Cultural Manifestation at Harappa
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
Study of the excavated material combined with radiocarbon dates has made it possible to present a detailed chronology for the Harappa site and a more precise breakdown of the types of artifacts and architectural traditions associated with each major occupational period.
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Shell Trade and Shell Working During the Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic at Mehrgarh, Pakistan
Shell Trade and Shell Working During the Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic at Mehrgarh, Pakistan
Jonathan Mark Kenoyer
AIthough the presence of a specialized shell industry and the widespread use of shell are well documented at sites of the Indus Civilization (2500-1750 B.C.), the early stages of this industry were not known until recent excavations at the site of Mehrgarh, Pakistan.