Passage to India? Anuradhapura and the Early Use of the Brahmi Script
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6044372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robin Coningham (0000-0002-4971-6355, University of Bradford, corresponding author), R A E Coningham, F R Allchin, C M Batt (0000-0001-8629-2718, University of Bradford), Denise Lucy (University of Bradford) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-97 |
| Publication date | 1996-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-7743 • E-ISSN: 1474-0540 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959774300001608 |
| OpenAlex | W1974292291 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 22 |
The island of Sri Lanka, situated off the tip of southern India, is often perceived as the recipient of material culture diffused from more northerly regions. This article counters this model by suggesting that Sri Lanka may have played a pivotal role in the development of Brahmi, South Asia's earliest readable script. Sherds inscribed with this script, recently found at Anuradhapura, with dates of the beginning of the fourth century BC, now represent its earliest dated examples anywhere in the subcontinent. By analyzing the sherds' archaeological and scriptural context it presents a tentative mechanism for Brahmi's development and spread through South Asia and concludes by discussing the dynamic relationships between scripts, langtiage, material culture and ethnic division within Sri Lanka
Ancient history · Archaeology · Genealogy · Geography · Indian subcontinent · Inscribed figure · South asia · Sri lanka · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,48 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2023 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |