Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c4.s32.48

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Aboriginal Tribes . . . . . 271 Aryan-Iranian Influence ... ... ... 271 Indigenous Origin ... ... ... 270, 274 SOME GENERAL PROBLEMS ... ... ... 274 Origin of Civilization ... ... ... 275 Paradox . . . . . 275 Partial Approach . . . . . 275 Concerted Project . . . . . 275 Is Sohan a different Culture? ... ... 276 Uniformity in Handaxe Culture ... ... 277 Ecological Studies . . . . . 277 Pleistocene Geology . . . . . 277 Absolute Dates . . . . . 278 River Terraces and Sea Levels ... ... 278 Mesolithic Problem . . . . . 278 Neolithic Question . . . . . 278 Significance of Pottery Groups ... ... 279 Puranic and Vedic Tribes ... ... ... 279 Iranian Penetration . . . . . 281 Black-and-Red Ware . . . . . 281 Iron Age . . . . . 282 Significance . . . . . 282 Horizontal Excavations ... ... ... 282