Rahman, M;
Murphy, C;
Weisskopf, A;
Champion, L;
Castillo, C;
Fuller, D;
(2019)
Wari-Bateshwar and Vikrampura: Successful Case Studies in Archaeobotany, Bangladesh.
Man and Environment
, XLIV
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Abstract
Archaeological research in Bangladesh is a relatively new discipline with archaeological excavations beginning in the late 20th century. The first Archaeology Department in Bangladesh was established at Jahangirnagar University in 1992. As in other tropical areas, palaeo-environmental research has been slow to be adopted and carried out in Bangladesh. This article uses the excavations of Wari-Bateshwar and Vikrampura as successful case studies of the first systematic environmental archaeological recovery undertaken by a joint Anglo-Bangladesh team led by Mizanur Rahman from the Department of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University (JU) with collaboration from University College London (UCL), Institute of Archaeology. Despite long-held assumptions regarding the poor preservation and recovery of archaeobotanical remains in tropical conditions flotation results from Wari Bateshwar and Vikrampura were successful. The recovered archaeobotanical remains suggest that the inhabitants at these sites likely practised rice and millet agriculture in permanent settlements and importantly demonstrate that environmental sampling is worthwhile even in the tropical conditions found in Bangladesh.
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