Past And Present: Ethnoarchaeology In India

Written by a group of distinguished scholars and illustrated with eighty-four colour photographs this collection of essays pertasins to different aspects of ethno-archaeology with definite focus on crucial issues, such as the relevance of ethnohistoric accounts and the role of analogy as an explanatory tool in understanding the material culture and world view of past societies. It also discusses various problems that continue to plague this particular research strategy.
About Author :
Gautam Sengupta is Director of Archaeology and Museums, Government of West Bengal and Member-Secretary, Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, Kolkata. He has written extensively on art history and historical archaeology of Eastern and North-eastern India. Suchira Roychoudhury is a Fellow at the Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training Eastern India. She is also a Guest Lecturer in the Departemnt of Archaeology, University of Calcutta. Her interests include settlement archaeology, and archaeological theory.
Contents :
List of Plates Contributors Introduction Part One Review of Ethnoarchaeology in India Part Two Anthropology and Ethnoarchaeology Part Three Role of Analogy in Archaeological Interpretation Index