Archaeofauna and Archaeobotany studies in Northwestern South Asia: Past, Present, and Future

Summary

Both Zooarchaeological and Paleoethnobotanical studies have been carried out on animal and plant remains from archaeological sites in northwestern South Asia for at least a century. These investigations, while providing important insights into the hunter-gatherer and agro-pastoral economies of the region, have lagged behind those carried out in other parts of the world in both quantity and quality. Indigenous practitioners of both sub-disciplines are few, and interest in these aspects of archaeology is poorly developed locally. Studies by non-indigenous practitioners have also been limited and reports of analyses slow to be published. In this presentation I highlight reasons for these shortcomings - both institutional and intellectual - and discuss the promise for future work in the region.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)   •
• Seeds of the Past, Seeds of the Future: Papers in Honor of Steven A. Weber

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Abstract Id(s): 17656