Excavating the eternal
An indigenous archaeological tradition in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3300172 |
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| Authors | Michael A Cremo (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 315 |
| Pages | 178-188 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00096538 |
| OpenAlex | W2300242047 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Archaeological investigation in India begins conventionally with the interest of Europeans. But India's own historical texts reveal examples of indigenous, curiosity-driven fieldwork as early as the sixteenth century. Describing the systematic search for lost sacred images and sites in places associated with Krishna's earthly pastimes, the author makes a spirited case for regarding this activity as real archaeology, comparing it with today's heritage projects
Ancient history · Archaeology · Curiosity · Geography · Indigenous · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Ecology · History
| Highly cited | No |
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