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Definition
Lower Paleolithic represents the earliest phase of human culture in India and is associated with early hominins such as Homo erectus and Homo habilis.
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Thinkers
Kinship Studies in India – Irawati Karve Ernest Gellner — four steps of national identity: shared formal education; cultural homogenisation; language standardisation; anonymity among members that produces a feeling of sameness. Christophe Jaffrelot — two-step rise of Hindu nationalism: stigmatise an ‘other’ as a common enemy; then unify Hindus across caste, class and region.
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Definition
The concept of ethno-archaeology
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Thinkers
Ernest Gellner — four steps of national identity: shared formal education; cultural homogenisation; language standardisation; anonymity among members that produces a feeling of sameness. Christophe Jaffrelot — two-step rise of Hindu nationalism: stigmatise an ‘other’ as a common enemy; then unify Hindus across caste, class and region.
Short notes for this Anthropology syllabus heading.