This is the first volume of its kind on prehistoric cultures of South Asia. The book brings together archaeologists, biological anthropologists, geneticists and linguists in order to provide a comprehensive account of the history and evolution of human populations residing in the subcontinent. New theories and methodologies presented provide new interpretations about the cultural history and evolution of populations in South Asia.

Incorporating the latest scientific and archaeological discoveries, this history chronicles the development of civilization in India and Pakistan from its origins to the emergence of regional cultures and the spread of Indo-Aryan speaking peoples.