TY - BOOK AU - Singh, Vijaya Laxmi TI - Saga of the first urbanism in India : Harappan civilization SN - 8175741740 U1 - 934.01 PY - 2006/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sundeep Prakashan KW - N1 - Contents Preface ix List of Illustrations xi 1. Introduction 1 Geographical Extent and Distribution of Sites of Harappan Civilization Origin / Cultural Background of Harappan Civilization 2. Material Culture of Harappan Civilization 1 Harappan Urbanism and Town Planning Subsistence Pattern of the Harappan People: Agriculture, Domestication of Animal, Art Material and Trade Practices 3. Social Formations in Harappan Civilization 74 State, Society, Religion and Religiosity Civilization and Indus Script 4. Decline or Continuity 100 Theories of Decline, Post-Harappan Culture Bibliography 112 Index 137 ER -