Age of Iron in South Asia: Legacy and Tradition (Record no. 46314)

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fixed length control field 01591 a2200181 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788173052088
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Classification number 934.01 TRI
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Personal name Tripathi, Vibha
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Title Age of Iron in South Asia: Legacy and Tradition
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Aryan Books International
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2001
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 279
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc The present book deals with the diverse dimensions of iron technology in ancient India and its legacies. The issue of origin of iron in the Old World, particularly in south Asia is taken up in detail. Equal emphasis is given to the innovations in iron metallurgy, the pattern of its adaptation and its impact on the socio-cultural matrix over the millennia. Iron production, its resource zones, the mechanism of its distributions and transportation and the symbiotic relationship between the areas of `relative isolation` and the `area of attraction` have been given detailed treatment. The author surmises that there is a direct relationship between technological input and the growing material output and thus iron appears to have played a vital role in the complex phenomena of cultural change.The reconstructions, though based primarily on archaeological data, have been substantiated by ethnographic and literary evidences. This multi-dimensional approach makes the deductions more balanced. The book should interest the general readership as well as the specialists in the field of archaeology, history and archaeometallurgy
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Antiquities
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Metal-work, Prehistoric
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Iron age
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Iron industry and trade
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Koha item type Book
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