Bronze Age Relationships between Central Asia and the Indus: Archaeology, Language and Genetics
By: Mutin, Benjamin
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Contributor(s): Francfort, Henri-Paul.
Publisher: Mumbai Marg Publications 2019Edition: Vol.70(4), June.Description: 14-25p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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MargSummary: This essay provides an overview of communities, cultures and migrations, around and across the Hindu Kush, during the Bronze Age period. These relationships are studied through objects, raw materials and patterns found in a range of sites, particularly those belonging to the Indus and the Oxus Civilizations. Besides examining archaeological evidence, there is reference to recent DNA analyses, and the open question of the spread of the Indo-Iranian languages. The writers suggest that interactions between Central Asia and the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent were part of a varied, protracted and continuous process that had started millennia before. They also highlight the difficulties of carrying out fresh research in these regions, due to the fraught nature of current-day geopolitics.
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This essay provides an overview of communities, cultures and migrations, around and across the Hindu Kush, during the Bronze Age period. These relationships are studied through objects, raw materials and patterns found in a range of sites, particularly those belonging to the Indus and the Oxus Civilizations. Besides examining archaeological evidence, there is reference to recent DNA analyses, and the open question of the spread of the Indo-Iranian languages. The writers suggest that interactions between Central Asia and the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent were part of a varied, protracted and continuous process that had started millennia before. They also highlight the difficulties of carrying out fresh research in these regions, due to the fraught nature of current-day geopolitics.
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