Understanding Hearth Function: An Approach from Harappa

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Title:	Understanding Hearth Function: An Approach from Harappa
Author:	Meyer, Jonathan Cody
Date:	2003
Publisher:	University of Hawai'i Press (Honolulu)
Citation:	Meyer, J. C. 2003. Understanding Hearth Function: An Approach from Harappa. Asian Perspectives 42 (2): 287-303.
Abstract:	Hearth features possess potential for providing valuable archaeological data on past cooking and heating practices. Ethnographic study demonstrates a relationship between hearth morphology and function in rural Punjabi homes. Preliminary work from the nearby Indus civilization site of Harappa suggests a relationship between hearth content and morphology. If hearth contents reflect hearth function, future research may provide further insight on archaeological hearth use in conjunction with hearth type. KEYWORDS: Indus civilization, Harappa, hearth features, ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, palaeoethnobotany.
Series/Report No.:	Volume 42 Number 2
ISSN:	1535-8283 (E-ISSN) 0066-8435 (Print)
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/17193
Keywords:	Indus civilization, Harappa, hearth features, ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, palaeoethnobotany
LC Subject Headings:	Prehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals. Prehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals. Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals. Oceania--Antiquities--Periodicals. East Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.