DATE |
TOPIC for
CLASS &
ASSIGNMENTS DUE |
READING to be COMPLETED |
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Sept
14 |
Introduction to Course Geography & Chronology |
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Sept
21 |
Choice of articles for
review due Geography & Chronology completed Archaeology & Politics in South Asia |
Reader: Gray; Silva Web: Romey, Lahiri, Shaw, Pappu, Smith |
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Sept
28 |
Palaeolithic Traditions Long-term Hunting & Gathering Traditions |
Reader: Kenoyer, Possehl
& Rissman, Kennedy, Kenoyer, Morrison Web: Paddayya, Harappa web |
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Oct.
5 |
Food-Producing (Neolithic)
Traditions Indus Tradition: Food-Producing Era |
Reader: Kenoyer, Possehl
& Rissman, Shaffer, Meadow, Fuller Web: Lukacs |
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Oct
12 |
Last day to bring copy of
article to class Indus Tradition: Regionalization Era Integration Era (Indus Civilization) |
Reader: Kenoyer, Shaffer,
Shaffer & Lichtenstein, Mughal, Jansen Web: Begin Kenoyer |
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Oct
19 |
Integration Era (Indus Civilization) continued Contemporaneous Groups |
Reader: Vidale &
Miller, Kenoyer Web: Finish Kenoyer; Rissman, Clark, Franke-Vogt |
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Oct
26 |
Exam 1 |
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Nov
2 |
Site Summary 1 due Indus Tradition: Localization Era; Questions of Decline and Migration; Other Chalcolithic Traditions; Vedic/Iron Age Polities; Megaliths |
Reader: Kenoyer, Shaffer,
Kenoyer, Erdosy, Chakrabarti, Allchin extract Web: Possehl & Shinde |
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Nov
9 |
Second Integration Era (Late
Iron Age/Early Historic) Buddhism & Long-distance Trade; Mauryan Empire |
Reader: Kenoyer, Allchin
extracts, Smith, Barnes Web: Morrison, Shaw, Barnes |
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Nov
16 |
Late Iron Age/Early Historic
cont. (3rd c BCE - 7/8th
c CE): Contacts with West and East
- Traders, Invaders, Pilgrims; Gupta Empire |
Reader: Kenoyer, Allchin
extracts, Fussman, Stein extract Web: Abraham, Bellina |
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Nov
23 |
Early Medieval Period (7th -
14th c CE): Regionalization & Urbanization; Joining the Islamic World |
Reader: Stein extracts,
Vidale, Winke Web: Mate |
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Nov
30 |
Site Summary 2 due Empires of Medieval South Asia (14-18th c CE) The Deccani Sultanates & Vijayanagar Mughals; Successor States & Europeans |
Reader: Sinopoli, Habib Web: Sinopoli & Morrison, Lewis |
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Dec
7 |
Exam 2 |
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