RÄmáč­ek and its landscape : an archaeological approach to the study of the Eastern VÄkÄáč­aka kingdom in central India
This thesis investigates the development of the landscape surrounding the Eastern VÄkÄáč­aka ritual centre of RÄmáč­ek in central India. The research aims to contextualise the site of RÄmáč­ek through the use of landscape archaeology, to explore its relationship to rural settlement and thus go beyond the existing preoccupation with the isolated study of its monumental remains. The results of the survey are used to construct a hypothetical case study for the development of the Early Historic landscape in this region. This narrative of landscape development is connected to the regionâs socio-economic development under the VÄkÄáč­akas, which will be related to the wider context of Early Historic to Early Medieval change in India. The survey develops existing methodologies to suit the environment encountered on fieldwork and subsequently a preliminary approach to data analysis is presented. Through landscape survey and ceramic seriation, broad phases of development can be determined. Based on a significant increase in material evidence from the Early Historic period, it is argued that this phase witnessed changes in religious, political and socio-economic spheres. Whilst these developments are only securely
Lacey, Harriet Ruth
RÄmáč­ek and its landscape : an archaeological approach to the study of the Eastern VÄkÄáč­aka kingdom in central India. This thesis investigates the development of the landscape surrounding the Eastern VÄkÄáč­aka ritual centre of RÄmáč­ek in central India. The research aims to contextualise the site of RÄmáč­ek through the use of landscape archaeology, to explore its relationship to rural settlement and thus go beyond the existing preoccupation with the isolated study of its monumental remains. The results of the survey are used to construct a hypothetical case study for the development of the Early Historic landscape in this region. This narrative of landscape development is connected to the regionâs socio-economic development under the VÄkÄáč­akas, which will be related to the wider context of Early Historic to Early Medieval change in India. The survey develops existing methodologies to suit the environment encountered on fieldwork and subsequently a preliminary approach to data analysis is presented. Through landscape survey and ceramic seriation, broad phases of development can be determined. Based on a significant increase in material evidence from the Early Historic period, it is argued that this phase witnessed changes in religious, political and socio-economic spheres. Whilst these developments are only securely
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