Social change at the Harappan settlement of Gola Dhoro: A reading from animal bones

Antiquity

Volumn 84, Issue 324, 2010, Pages 528-543

  Chase, Brad ^a  

^a ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal bones; Bronze age; Diet; Faunal analysis; Harappan; Indus; Inter regional interaction; Livestock; Pastoral economy; Social practice; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953590862     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00066758     Document Type: Article

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