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The Maski Archaeological Research Project (2010–18):Initial Results from a Multi-Period Interdisciplinary Project on the Raichur Doab, Karnataka, India


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1 Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
2 Department of Anthropology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T7, Canada
 

This article summarizes the results of five field seasons of the Maski Archaeological Research Project, an interdisciplinary project evaluating the relationships between social and environmental production throughout prehistoric and medieval periods in a 64 km2 region centred around Maski, Raichur district, Karnataka, India. We report the outcomes of intensive pedestrian survey and initial results from excavations, salvage activities and radiocarbon assessments of occupational histories. The data attest to the social and political significance of prehistoric burial practices, and medieval period settlement practices and land-use activities, highlighting how archaeological materials both belie and complement epigraphic analyses of the region.

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Archaeological Survey, Interdisciplinary Project, Medieval Period, Prehistory, Raichur Doab.
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Andrew M. Bauer
Department of Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Peter G. Johansen
Department of Anthropology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2T7, Canada

Abstract


This article summarizes the results of five field seasons of the Maski Archaeological Research Project, an interdisciplinary project evaluating the relationships between social and environmental production throughout prehistoric and medieval periods in a 64 km2 region centred around Maski, Raichur district, Karnataka, India. We report the outcomes of intensive pedestrian survey and initial results from excavations, salvage activities and radiocarbon assessments of occupational histories. The data attest to the social and political significance of prehistoric burial practices, and medieval period settlement practices and land-use activities, highlighting how archaeological materials both belie and complement epigraphic analyses of the region.

Keywords


Archaeological Survey, Interdisciplinary Project, Medieval Period, Prehistory, Raichur Doab.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi1%2F46-56