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4656 results in Archaeological Theory and Methods

Page 26 of 233

Constructing Kanchi
  • City of Infinite Temples
  • Emma Natalya Stein
  • Published by:
    Amsterdam University Press
    Published online:
    16 December 2021
    Print publication:
    26 October 2021
  • This book traces the emergence of the South Indian city of Kanchi as a major royal capital and multireligious pilgrimage destination during the era of the Pallava and Chola dynasties (ca. seventh through thirteenth centuries). It presents the first-ever comprehensive picture of historical Kanchi, locating the city and its more than 100 spectacular Hindu temples at the heart of commercial and artistic exchange that spanned India, Southeast Asia, and China. The author demonstrates that Kanchi was structured with a hidden urban plan, which determined the placement and orientation of temples around a central thoroughfare that was also a burgeoning pilgrimage route. Moving outwards from the city, she shows how the transportation networks, river systems, residential enclaves, and agrarian estates all contributed to the vibrancy of Kanchi's temple life. The construction and ongoing renovation of temples in and around the city, she concludes, has enabled Kanchi to thrive continuously from at least the eighth century, through the colonial period, and up until the present.

  • 3 - Hunter-Gatherer Demography

  • Jennifer C. French, University of Liverpool
  • Book:
    Palaeolithic Europe
    Published online:
    27 October 2021
    Print publication:
    09 December 2021, pp 49-84

  • Summary

    Demographic data from recent hunter-gatherers are frequently used to supplement the database available for prehistoric hunter-gatherers. Through the lens of Human Behaviour Ecology, Chapter 3 analyses demographic data from recent foragers, identifies common population controls and constraints and uses these to develop some expectations for Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers.

  • 1 - Towards a Social Palaeodemography of Early Prehistory

  • Jennifer C. French, University of Liverpool
  • Book:
    Palaeolithic Europe
    Published online:
    27 October 2021
    Print publication:
    09 December 2021, pp 1-18

  • Summary

    Chapter 1 introduces the key issues in Palaeolithic palaeodemography, the four-stage model of the demographic prehistory of Palaeolithic Europe developed in this book, and the social approach adopted which focuses on the role of women and children as drivers of population change, and the distinction between small and small-scale societies.

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