Harappan Craft Specialization and the Question of Urban Segregation and Stratification
Defining specialized crafts in Indus cities and the methodologies needed for studying crafts in an archaeological context.
Shell Industries at Moenjodaro, Pakistan
By determining the ancient source areas for shells, we can gain a new perspective on the trade networks and the exploitations of marine resources by protohistoric coastal populations.
Bead Technologies at Harappa 3300-1900 BC: A Comparative Study
The author discusses how study of bead manufacture and the changing styles of beaded ornaments are important methods for investigating the social and economic development of Harappan society.
Chronology and Interrelations Between Harappa and Central Asia
Highlights of excavations of the Ravi and Kot Diji levels at Harappa which illustrate the emergence of complex crafts and trade, with a special emphasis on interaction with Central Asia. It also presents the excavations and experimental studies on the production of faience and steatite tablets.
