000			01024 a2200157 4500
020			_a9781316512395
082			_a934.01 _bAVI
100			_aAvikunthak, Ashish _989732
245			_aBureaucratic archaeology : state, science, and past in postcolonial India
260			_aNew Delhi _bCambridge University Press _c2021
300			_axxxiv,328p.
505			_aContents List of Figures xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxvii Note on Transliteration xxxi List of Abbreviations xxxiii 1. Anthropology of Archaeology 1 2. The Making of the Indus-Saraswati Civilization 33 3. Bureaucratic Hierarchy in the ASI 70 4. Spatial Formation of the Archaeological Field 102 5. Epistemological Formation of the Archaeological Site 128 6. Theory of Archaeological Excavation 153 7. Making of the Archaeological Artifact 178 8. Performance of Archaeological Representations 205 9. The Absent Excavation Reports 227 Conclusion 259 Bibliography 267 Index 314
890			_aIndia
891			_aFA
942			_2ddc
999			_c69174 _d69174
650			_aDoorways _aSacred space _aArchaeological Survey of India _aAntiquities _aArchaeology--Political aspects _aExcavations (Archaeology)
650			_aSolar energy