Excavating the eternal. An indigenous archaeological tradition in India

• Autores: Michael A. Cremo
• Localización: Antiquity, ISSN 0003-598X, Vol. 82, Nº 315, 2008, págs. 178-188
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Archaeological investigation in India begins conventionally with the interest of Europeans. But India's own historical texts reveal examples of indigenous, curiosity-driven fieldwork as early as the sixteenth century. Describing the systematic search for lost sacred images and sites in places associated with Krishna's earthly pastimes, the author makes a spirited case for regarding this activity as real archaeology, comparing it with today's heritage projects.