'… an indispensable piece of synthesis for the research student and a fascinating and scholarly reference book for the general reader.' The Times Education Supplement

• List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Archaeology in South Asia; Part I. Constituent Elements: 2. Prehistoric environments; 3. The earliest South Asians; 4. Hunter-gatherers and nomadic pastoralists; 5. The first agricultural communities; Part II. Indus Urbanism: 6. The early Indus period; 7. The mature Indus civilization - I; 8. The mature Indus civilization - II; Part III. The Legacy of the Indus Civilization: 9. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in the Indus and Ganges systems; 10. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in Peninsular India; 11. The arrival of Indo-Aryan speaking people and the spread of the Indo-Aryan languages; 12. The Iron Age and the emergence of classical Indian civilization; 13. Subcontinental unity and regional diversity; Select general bibliography; Index.

'… an indispensable piece of synthesis for the research student and a fascinating and scholarly reference book for the general reader.' The Times Education Supplement

• List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Archaeology in South Asia; Part I. Constituent Elements: 2. Prehistoric environments; 3. The earliest South Asians; 4. Hunter-gatherers and nomadic pastoralists; 5. The first agricultural communities; Part II. Indus Urbanism: 6. The early Indus period; 7. The mature Indus civilization - I; 8. The mature Indus civilization - II; Part III. The Legacy of the Indus Civilization: 9. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in the Indus and Ganges systems; 10. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in Peninsular India; 11. The arrival of Indo-Aryan speaking people and the spread of the Indo-Aryan languages; 12. The Iron Age and the emergence of classical Indian civilization; 13. Subcontinental unity and regional diversity; Select general bibliography; Index.

'… an indispensable piece of synthesis for the research student and a fascinating and scholarly reference book for the general reader.' The Times Education Supplement

• List of tables and figures; Preface; 1. Archaeology in South Asia; Part I. Constituent Elements: 2. Prehistoric environments; 3. The earliest South Asians; 4. Hunter-gatherers and nomadic pastoralists; 5. The first agricultural communities; Part II. Indus Urbanism: 6. The early Indus period; 7. The mature Indus civilization - I; 8. The mature Indus civilization - II; Part III. The Legacy of the Indus Civilization: 9. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in the Indus and Ganges systems; 10. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in Peninsular India; 11. The arrival of Indo-Aryan speaking people and the spread of the Indo-Aryan languages; 12. The Iron Age and the emergence of classical Indian civilization; 13. Subcontinental unity and regional diversity; Select general bibliography; Index.