ARCH 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter indus civ: Indian Boar, Avail, Meluhha
25 Sep 2016
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Mountains of pakistan & afghanistan the w & nw. Indus river sys drains runoff from himalayas. Runs ~1000 miles from tibet, thru kashmir, then across indus plains. Results in frequent changes to river course. Though unpredictable, floods come at convenient time (june to sept) Accumulated alluvium raised plain 10m in many areas since harappan times. Smaller archaeological sites tend to be deeply buried under water table. Large sites partly buried w/ lower parts below water table. Finding sites difficult but not as much of a problem along ancient dry river courses. Periods long, chronological detail poor except w/in certain sites although improving rapidly. Early harappan (early indus) period: 3500-2500 bc. Earliest occupations apparently temporary, of mobile ppl. Earliest domesticates appear to be wheat, barley, sheep, goats, cattle. Mud-brick architecture appears shortly after 4500 bc. Copper appears along w/ wheel-made pottery, as early as 4200 bc. One of better known chronologies comes from the site of mehrgarh.
