The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan Book

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.