Ref ID:	30453
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Datta, Asok
Title:	Subsistence strategies of the Chalcolithic people of West Bengal: an appraisal
Date:	2005
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 17th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Taipei, Taiwan 9 to 15 September 2002
Abstract:	This paper compares four Chalcolithic sites in West Bengal with respect to their patterns of animal and plant exploitation. It is suggested that reliance on domesticated animals was more important for those communities that were located in semi-arid regions of dry farming, as opposed to the more agriculturally based communities on the alluvial soils. Bharatpur and Mahisdal were both located on laterite soils, whereas Pandurajardhibi and Mangalkot were located on alluvial soils.
Date Created:	11/28/2005
Volume:	25
Page Start:	41
Page End:	47