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Author Chattopadhyay, Rupendra Kumar, author

Title The archaeology of coastal Bengal / Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay
Edition First edition
Published New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2018
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Contents Historiography -- Quaternary of the Bengal coast -- Geophysical features of coastal West Bengal -- Distribution of sites/settlements -- Assemblage analysis -- Inscriptions and coastal life
Summary Research work on coastal Bengal has mostly focused on maritime trading networks. In a clear departure from the existing scholarship, this volume questions the linearity of considering trade as the sole determinant of creation of settlement in the coastal regions. Focusing on settlement strategies, Chattopadhyay unravels how human societies, through successive generations, have adapted to the coastal environment and bioregime. First-hand data, procured through extensive fieldwork, forms the sound basis of this work. From structural remains, ceramic and bone implements, and stone tools, to terracotta figurines and inscriptions, a vast array of sources, including epigraphic and literary sources, is analysed. Significantly, the volume also highlights the interconnection between coastal geography and the hinterland
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 06, 2019)
Subject Coastal archaeology -- India -- Bengal
Excavations (Archaeology) -- India -- Bengal
Antiquities
Coastal archaeology
Excavations (Archaeology)
SUBJECT Bengal (India) -- Antiquities
Bangladesh -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002005394
Bengal (India) -- History -- To 1500
Bangladesh -- History -- To 1500
Subject Bangladesh
India -- Bengal
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199091027
0199091021