South Asian Archaeology 2007: Volume I - Prehistoric Periods : Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology Ravenna, Italy, 2-6 July 2007

Contents: 1) Let not the 19th Century Paradigms Continue to haunt us! (B.B. Lal); 2) Reflections on Dots on a Map (C. Lamberg-Karlovsky); 3) T-Shaped Pillars and Mesolithic Chiefdoms in the Prehistory of Southern Eurasia: A Preliminary Note (M. VidaleI); 4) Protohistoric Terracotta Figurines: Continuity and Change in Form and Style (circa 2000-3000 BC) (A. Banerji); 5) Assessing Anthropogenic Soil Erosion with Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery: an Archaeological Case Study of Long-Term Land Use (A.M. Bauer and K.D. Morrison); 6) Rejecting the State: Reflections on Ancient Indian Thought and the Organization of Harappan Society (P. A. Eltsov); 7) Nomadic Settlement and Economy of Western Himalaya (Upper Indus) (R. S. Fonia); 8) Exploring Inner Asia's High Alpine Frontier: High Alpine Transhumant Pastoralism, Vertical Cultivation and Environmental Archaeology in the Lower Vakhsh-Panj