Harappan archaeology : early state perspectives / by Shereen Ratnagar

Includes reference and index.

Introduction -- PART I : Harappan civilization and its 'world' -- PART II : HISTORIOGRAPHY : Discoveries, regional variations and the interpretations of Harappan origins -- A past to mirror ourselves -- Interpretations of settlement morphology -- PART III : MATTERS OF STATE : Standardization -- Townsman and tribesman at Mohenjo-Daro -- Archaeological indicators of political unification : a cross-culture approach -- PART IV : WATERSCAPES : The ocean : state-administered overseas trade and the roots across the sea -- Flash flood harvesting and waste management -- PART V : DISSOLUTION : Approaches to the end of the civilization and the concept of a traditional society -- Climate change and the end of the great tradition -- Weaving together the threads