The Copper Hoards of the Indian Subcontinent: Preliminaries for an Interpretation with Appendix I and II by Andreas Hauptmann and Michael J. Hughes
Year: 2009
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: The so-called Copper Hoards of the northern part of the Subcontinent form one of the most striking manifestations of prehistoric culture. Elaborate, large, and often striking in form, the different hoard objects are particularly enigmatic owing to a near total absence of archaeological evidence for the identity of their creators. The present study attempts to shed light on them by means of close use-wear and typological study. It complements the author’s larger catalogue of 1985. The most numerous campaign of chemical analysis of such artefacts yields a good deal of information.
Authors: Hauptmann, Andreas, Hughes, Michael J.
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2963554388