"This volume, Indus Age: The Beginnings, sets the stage for the Mature Harappan Civilization, Part One presents the theory and philosophy of the series, as well as some definitional and technical information, such as radiocarbon dates, and comments on physical anthropology. This is followed by the story of the discovery of the Harappan Civilization.".

"Part Two starts in the early nineteenth century when the city of Harappa was visited by antiquarians with no knowledge of the older history of Pakistan or India." "Part Three is a detailed discussion of cultural geography, which offers a regional perspective on the Greater Indus area using the concept of a "Domain."".

"Part Four is a culture history of the peoples of the Indus Age from the beginnings of food production and domestication of plants and animals to the threshold of civilization in the region."--BOOK JACKET.