Rupendra Chattopadhyay

The Archaeology of Coastal Bengal

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Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the vast geo-physical features of the coastal region of West Bengal stretching from the Sundarbans, the Brahmaputra-Ganga delta, and Orissa. The settlement strategies in terms of the genesis and their continuity till date are extensively discussed. The book also explores the validation of equating sea-faring activities only with trade

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780199481682
• ISBN-10: 0199481687
• Artikelnr.: 53536071

Autorenporträt

Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay is Paresh Chandra Chatterjee Professor of History, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. He has published widely in national and international journals on various issues related to the archaeology of the middle and lower Ganga valley, the eastern Indian plateau, and the eastern Indian littoral. He has also written on eastern Indian prehistory, protohistory, Indian religions, Indian art and iconography, the political history of the Satavahanas and the western Kshatrapas, and the ancient Indian caste system. His major publications include Bankura: A Study of Its Archaeological Sources (2010).

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgements
Prologue
1. Historiography
2. Quaternary of the Bengal Coast
3. Geophysical Features of Coastal West Bengal
4. Distribution of Sites/Settlements
5. Assemblage Analysis
6. Inscriptions and Coastal Life
Epilogue
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author