RECENT RESEARCH ON THE
SOUTH INDIAN NEOLITHIC

A HALF-DAY WORKSHOP

THE MCDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE
Saturday 11 October, 2003

9:00-9:15
Introduction
Nicole Boivin, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge

9:15-9:35
Contextualizing the Neolithic: Recent Findings from Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh
Michael Petraglia, Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies, Cambridge

9:40-10:00
Vegetational Context and Wood Exploitation in the Southern Neolithic: Preliminary Evidence from Wood Charcoal
Eleni Asouti, Institute of Archaeology, UCL, London

10:05-10:30
Seasons, Cycles and Sequences in the Ashmound Tradition
Dorian Fuller, Institute of Archaeology, UCL, London

10:35-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-11:35
Geoarchaeological Approaches to Prehistoric Landscapes in Bellary District,
South India
Helen Lewis, Department of Continuing Education, Oxford

11:40-12:05
The Power of Place: Recent Findings at Kudatini Ashmound
Nicole Boivin, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge

12:10-12:30
The Ashmound Life: Preliminary Insights from the Analysis of Phytoliths
Marco Madella, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge

12:35-12:55
Cattle Pens, Hill Farmsteads, Rock Art: The Southern Neolithic (Photographic Archive Project)
Bridget Allchin, Ancient India and Iran Trust, Cambridge

Conference sponsered by the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and the British Academy: