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The People of South Asia

The Biological Anthropology of India, Pakistan, and Nepal

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Editors:
  1. John R. Lukacs

    1. Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Paleoanthropology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Paleobiology of South Asian Miocene Hominoids

      • Catherine Badgley, John Kelley, David Pilbeam, Steven Ward
      Pages 3-28

    3. Biological Adaptations and Affinities of Mesolithic South Asians

      • Kenneth A. R. Kennedy
      Pages 29-57

    4. Biological Anthropology of Bronze Age Harappans: New Perspectives

      • Pratap C. Dutta
      Pages 59-75

    5. The Indo-Aryan Invasions: Cultural Myth and Archaeological Reality

      • Jim G. Shaffer
      Pages 77-90

    6. Excavations at the Early Farming Village of Inamgaon 1968–1982

      • H. D. Sankalia, Z. D. Ansari, M. K. Dhavalikar
      Pages 91-103

    7. Paleodemography at Inamgaon: An Early Farming Village in Western India

      • John R. Lukacs, Subhash R. Walimbe
      Pages 105-132

    8. Dental Anthropology of South Asian Populations: A Review

      • John R. Lukacs
      Pages 133-157

    9. South Asian Prehistoric Human Skeletal Remains and Burial Practices

      • Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, Peggy C. Caldwell
      Pages 159-197

  3. Biological Anthropology of the Living

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199
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    2. The Epidemiological Transition in Dental Occlusion in a North Indian Population

      • Samvit S. Kaul, Robert S. Corruccini
      Pages 201-216

    3. Current Status of Dermatoglyphic Studies in South Asia

      • P. Dash Sharma
      Pages 217-237

    4. Inbreeding in India: Concepts and Consequences

      • P. S. Sundar Rao
      Pages 239-268

    5. Taxonomic Distance and Human Populations of South Asia

      • Russell M. Reid
      Pages 269-281

    6. Genetic Relationships between Indian Populations and Their Neighbors

      • A. K. Roychoudhury
      Pages 283-293

    7. Population Structure among the Dhangar Caste-Cluster of Maharashtra, India

      • Kailash C. Malhotra
      Pages 295-324

    8. The Impact of Irrigation on the Demographic Structure of the Peshawar Basin of Northwest Pakistan

      • Charles A. Weitz
      Pages 325-341

    9. Anthropological Demography of Populations of the Eastern Himalayas

      • Amitabha Basu, Ranjan Gupta, Barun Mukhopadhyay
      Pages 343-364

    10. Aging and Growth at High Altitudes in the Himalayas

      • Cynthia M. Beall
      Pages 365-385
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA

    John R. Lukacs

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The People of South Asia

  • Book Subtitle: The Biological Anthropology of India, Pakistan, and Nepal

  • Editors: John R. Lukacs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5001-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-5003-1Published: 11 September 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-5001-7Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 465

  • Number of Illustrations: 60 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Anthropology, Human Genetics

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