1. The archaeology of seafaring in ancient South Asia.
- Author
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Ray, Himanshu Prabha
- Subjects
Merchant marine -- India -- History ,Merchant marine -- Indian Ocean Region -- History - Abstract
Summary: Historiography and the maritime landscape -- 2. Fishing and sailing communities: cross-cultural contacts -- 3. La longue duree: Transportation, boat-building technology and navigation -- 4. Maritime trade networks: the beginnings (third to second millennia B.C.E.)-- 5. Regional integration (late second to early first millennia B.C.E.) -- 6. Consolidation of the political structure -- 7. The Greeks: adventurers, travellers and traders -- 8. The merchant lineage and the guild -- 9. Craft production and trading networks: multiple meanings -- 10.Shared faith -- 11. Retrospect and prospect.Series Cambridge world archaeology.
- Published
- 2003