{"product_id":"from-the-mesolithic-to-the-mahajanapadas-the-march-towards-urbanization-in-the-ganga-basin","title":"From the Mesolithic to the Mahajanapadas: THE MARCH TOWARDS URBANIZATION IN THE GANGA BASIN","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"66\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"57\"\u003eType\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"88\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"78\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: xx + 214\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"113\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"101\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hard Bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"139\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788173056390\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"153\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1st Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"209\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"182\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aryan Books International\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"235\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 cm x 28 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"260\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"254\"\u003eProduct Year\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 6th—5th centuries before the Common Era witnessed an outburst of urbanization in the Ganga Basin. Cities sprang up with houses built of kiln-fired bricks and oriented along the cardinal directions. Sanitation was taken due care of, with soakage jars, ‘ring wells’ and public drains. Water-supply was ensured by constructing wells and reservoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurplus agricultural produce and storage thereof in granaries testified to basic economic health. Trade was in full swing and there were long-distance trade-routes, such as Uttarapatha and Daksinapatha. Systems of weights and coinage emerged and that of writing was not left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll this coincided with the emergence of SodasaMahajanapadas (Sixteen Big States), which throws light on the contemporary political set-up. Matrimonial alliances on the one hand and wars on the other became common features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking point about the Ganga Civilization is that whereas the Harappan Civilization was confined to the north-western part of India, this civilization covered the entire sub-continent —from Pakistan to Bangladesh and down south even to Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut, as they say, ‘Rome was not built in a day’. It took four millennia for the Ganga Civilization to evolve from a Neolithic base in the 4th millennium BCE. On this foundation impinged a chalcolithic culture, followed by the emergence of iron. Signs of an incipient urbanization began to appear with the Painted Grey Ware Culture towards the end of 2nd millennium BCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book deals with this ‘march towards urbanization’ in the Ganga basin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aryan Books International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49534851907888,"sku":"AryanBooksInernationalDrg_9788173056390","price":2360.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/aryan-books-international-book-default-title-from-the-mesolithic-to-the-mahajanapadas-the-march-towards-urbanization-in-the-ganga-basin-40172255674672.jpg?v=1775957491","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/from-the-mesolithic-to-the-mahajanapadas-the-march-towards-urbanization-in-the-ganga-basin","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}