The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan

List of tables and figures Preface 1. Archaeology in South Asia Part I. Constituent Elements: 2. Prehistoric environments 3. The earliest South Asians 4. Hunter-gatherers and nomadic pastoralists 5. The first agricultural communities Part II. Indus Urbanism: 6. The early Indus period 7. The mature Indus civilization - I 8. The mature Indus civilization - II Part III. The Legacy of the Indus Civilization: 9. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in the Indus and Ganges systems 10. The aftermath of the Indus civilization in Peninsular India 11. The arrival of Indo-Aryan speaking people and the spread of the Indo-Aryan languages 12. The Iron Age and the emergence of classical Indian civilization 13. Subcontinental unity and regional diversity Select general bibliography Index.