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Living with Floods: Archaeology of a Settlement in the Lower Ganga Plains, c.600–1800 CE Book · October 2015
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LIVING WITH FLOODS: ARCHAEOLOGY OF A SETTLEMENT IN THE LOWER GANGA PLAINS, c.600–1800 ce by Sheena Panja, Arun K. Nag and Sunando Bandopadhyay The book This book seeks to understand archaeological sites and their relationship with the dynamic alluvial environment of north Bengal, India between c.600–1800 ce with special focus on excavations at Balupur. Moving away from the prevalent emphasis on the study of art and architecture, this work aims to bring back the ‘human’ to the study of these cultural periods through a study of the formation and changing character of past habitation settlements. Involving archaeology, geography, zoology, botany, sedimentology and paleoanthropology, this work seeks to understand the interaction between changes in landscape and various aspects of cultural adaptation in a zone where humans are constantly living with floods and shifting river courses. Efforts have also been made to understand the methodology of studying archaeological sites in this turbulent terrain of the Ganga, an aspect not well understood in the Indian context. An important contribution of this volume is a diachronic study of the fluvial environment of this region using rare maps, satellite images and field studies. Contents Acknowledgements • Lists of Maps, Tables, Figures and Plates • Introduction • Chapter 1—Background and Aims of the Work • Chapter 2—The Site of Balupur in the Ganga-Mahananda Interfluve • Chapter 3—Analysis of Pottery and other Artefacts • Conclusion—Living in a Flood Zone • Appendices • References • Index Authors Sheena Panja, was Associate Professor, Department of Ancient History and Archaeology at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal till February 2014 and now works as an independent scholar. Arun K. Nag, Retired (October 2013), Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology, Visva-Bharati was the Director of the excavations at Balupur between 2005 and 2007. Sunando Bandyopadhyay, Professor of Geography, University of Calcutta, is involved in research and teaching since 1987. Market Profusely illustrated with numerous maps, drawings, and photographs, Living with Floods is a multidisciplinary volume which will be useful for students and scholars of archaeology, history, earth sciences, and geography. Institutions and centres of research catering to geomorphology, zoology, paleoanthropology, and sedimentology will also find it a pertinent addition to their holdings. Hardback
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