A Critical Review of the Economy of the Chalcolithic People of Inamgaon

Abstract

The large-scale excavation of Inamgaon was a landmark in the history of Indian archaeology, it was not only the most extensive and systematic excavation, but several scientific methods were employed for the recovery and analysis of archaeological data. The multidisciplinary approach enabled the reconstruction of various aspects of the economic and the socio-political organization of the early farming community of the Deccan. While considering economy, as one of the main aspects of social life, the present emphasis on the reanalysis of the economic aspects of Chalcolithic Inamgaon has been explored with a consideration of the three basic activities of the economic system (production, distribution and consumption) and all its variables (subsistence, technology and environment).

Keywords

• Chalcolithic
• economic and the socio-political organization
• early farming