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The Archaeology of Coastal Bengal

Research work on coastal Bengal has mostly focused on maritime trading networks. In a clear departure from the existing scholarship, this volume questions the linearity of considering trade as the sole determinant of creation of settlement in the coastal regions. Focusing on settlement strategies, Chattopadhyay unravels how human societies, through successive generations, have adapted to the coastal environment and bio-regime. First-hand data, procured through extensive fieldwork, forms the sound basis of this work. From structural remains, ceramic and bone implements, and stone tools, to terracotta figurines and inscriptions—a vast array of sources is analysed, including epigraphic and literary sources. Significantly, the volume also highlights the interconnection between the coastal geography and the hinterland. Chattopadhyay’s meticulously researched work offers a geographical and temporal frame which allows the research in coastal Bengal to be viewed as an integral part of the archaeological developments in the subcontinent, as well as in the adjoining region of the Southeast Asian countries.