This early civilization was erased from human memory until 1924,
when it was rediscovered and announced in the Illustrated London
Times. Our understanding of the Indus has been partially advanced
by textual sources from Mesopotamia that contain references to
Meluhha, a land identified by cuneiform specialists as the Indus,
with which the ancient Mesopotamians traded and engaged in battles.
In this volume, Rita P. Wright uses both Mesopotamian texts but
principally the results of archaeological excavations and surveys
to draw a rich account of the Indus civilization s well-planned
cities, its sophisticated alterations to the landscape, and the
complexities of its agrarian and craft-producing economy. She
focuses principally on the social networks established between city
and rural communities; farmers, pastoralists, and craft producers;
and Indus merchants and traders and the symbolic imagery that the
civilization shared with contemporary cultures in Iran,
Mesopotamia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf region. Broadly
comparative, her study emphasizes the interconnected nature of
early societies."
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Case Studies in Early Societies |
| Release date: |
October 2009 |
| First published: |
November 2009 |
| Authors: |
Rita P. Wright
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
418 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-57652-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
Archaeology by period / region >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-57652-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780521576529 |
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