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WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY
卷 51, 期 2, 页码 252-272出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2019.1601463
关键词
Indus Civilisation; South Asia; rural; villages; complexity; ceramics; craft production
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资金
- Natural Environment Research Council [NF/2015/1/18, NF/2013/1/6, NF/2011/1/9, NF/2009/2/7]
- British Academy Stein Arnold Fund [SA-47604]
- Newnham College, University of Cambridge
- Isaac Newton Trust [2007/Minute 7.26(b)]
- McDonald Institute, University of Cambridge
- Cambridge Commonwealth Trust
- European Research Council [648609]
- UK-India Education and Research Initiative [IND/CONT/06-07/172E]
- Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
- European Research Council (ERC) [648609] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
What role do villages play in 'an urban civilisation'? Although it is likely that most of the populations of South Asia's ancient Indus Civilisation would not have lived in cities, it is not clear what their rural way of life would have encompassed. Using ceramic assemblages excavated from Indus-period villages in northwest India, alongside ethnographic records on village organization and rural craft production, this paper argues that Indus villages were characterized by rural complexity. This comprised a range of activities, including craft production, as well as short- and long-distance socio-economic links. Drawing on historical narratives, we show how South Asian villages have been essentialized and presented as either ideal or conservative extremes. We argue for the importance of a better understanding of the breadth and nuances of the rural sphere, and for a greater research focus on village life in the Indus context.
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