Talk:Jonathan Mark Kenoyer

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Jonathan Mark Kenoyer is a George F. Dales Jr. and Barbara A. Dales Professor of Anthropology, Associate Chair, and Undergraduate Advisor[1] as of April, 2024. According to his university profile, Archaeology of the Indus Civilization (Pakistan and India), Origins of Technology, Craft Specialization, Ancient Trade, Early Urbanism (Near East to China), Power and Social Relations, Gender, Warfare, Writing, Ethnoarchaeology, Experimental Archaeology, Asian Martial Art.

In 2016, he signed a letter[2] addressed to the State Board of Education, California Department of Education, dated May 17, 2016. The letter stated the following:

  1. "There is no established connection between Hinduism and the Indus Civilization. The Rg Veda contains numerous mentions of horses and chariots but there is no conclusive material or fossil evidence for either at any Indus valley archeological site."
  2. "It is inappropriate to remove mention of the connection of caste to Hinduism."

Publications[edit]

  1. Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark. Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, 2nd ed., Revised Edition, Oxford University Press and American Institute of Pakistan Studies, Karachi. In Preparation, 2023.
  2. Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark. Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. Oxford University Press and American Institute of Pakistan Studies, Karachi, 1998.
  3. Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark. Chinese Translation of Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. Oxford University Press and American Institute of Pakistan Studies, Karachi, 2003.
  4. Dales, George F., and Jonathan Mark #Kenoyer. Excavations at Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan: The Pottery. Univ. Museum Monograph 53, Philadelphia, 1986.
  5. Kenoyer, Jonathan Mark. Shell Working Industries of the Indus Civilization: An Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspective. University of California-Berkeley, 1983. UMI microfilms, http://wwwlib.umi.com/dxweb/gateway # 8413450.

Popular Books, Articles, and Children’s Educational Materials[edit]

  1. Gulati, Nikhil, and J. M. Kenoyer. The People of the Indus and the Birth of Civilization in South Asia. Penguin Random House, India, Gurgaon, 2022.
  2. Kenoyer, J. M., and Kimberly Heuston. The Ancient South Asian World. Oxford University Press, New York, 2005. (for 6th Grade World History)
  3. Kenoyer, J. M. Sarang and Jeevai: A Coloring Book Story of the Ancient Indus Valley. Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2004. (Published in Urdu) (for children)
  4. Kenoyer, J. M. Sarang and Jeevai: A Coloring Book Story of the Ancient Indus Valley. Oxford University Press, Karachi, 1998. (for children)

Edited Volumes[edit]

  1. From Sumer to Meluhha: Contributions to the Archaeology of South and West Asia in Memory of George F. Dales, Jr. Edited by Kenoyer, J. M. Wisconsin Archaeology Reports, Volume 3, Department of Anthropology, U. W. Madison, 1994.
  2. Old Problems and New Perspectives in the Archaeology of South Asia. Edited by Kenoyer, J. M. Wisconsin Archaeology Reports, Volume 2, Department of Anthropology, U. W. Madison, 1989.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:[edit]

  1. James, N., et al. "Taphonomy and Labor at the Indus site of Harappa, Pakistan (3700-1300 BCE)." Antiquity, in press, 2023.
  2. Lertcharnrit, T., et al. "Prehistoric Stone Ornaments from Phromtin Tai, Central Thailand: New Perspectives on Workshop Traditions through the Study of Drilling Methods." Asian Perspectives, in press, 2023.
  3. Ahmed, N., et al. "Early Harappan Pottery from Harappa: A Detailed Analysis (3700-2600 BCE)." Pakistan Heritage, in press, 2023.
    1. Ludvik, G.E., et al. "Stone Beads from the Temple Mount, Jerusalem: A Relative Chronology through High-Resolution Studies of Bead Technology." Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, vol. 14, no. 115, 2022, pp. 1-23, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01582-7.
  4. Sarathi, A., et al. "An Early Islamic Rock Crystal Amulet Seal from Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar." Journal of African Archaeology, vol. 20, 2022, pp. 217-229.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

  1. Kenoyer, J. M., et al. "Carnelian Beads in Mongolia: New Perspectives on Technology and Trade." Journal of Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, vol. 14, no. 6, 2022, pp. 1-38.
  2. Kenoyer, J. M. "The Integration and Diversity in the Indus Tradition (2600-1900 BCE): Comparing cites, towns and villages." Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, vol. 9, 2022, pp. 1-29.
  3. Kenoyer, J. M. "Painted Indus Script on Ceramics and Steatite: New Insights on Indus Script Calligraphy and Function." Ancient Pakistan, vol. 32, 2021, pp. 1-15.
  4. Ludvik, G., T. J. Dobbins, and J. M. #Kenoyer. "A New Way to Study Ancient Bead Workshop Traditions: Shape Analysis Using Elliptical Fourier Transforms." Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, vol. 32, 2020, pp. 84-95.
  5. Ludvik, G., J. M. #Kenoyer, and M. Pieniążek. "New Evidence for Interregional Interaction in the 3rd Millennium BCE Aegean: Indus-style Carnelian Beads at Aegina-Kolonna, Greece." Paléorient, vol. 46, no. 1, 2020, pp. 161-177.
  6. Law, R.W., Q. Mallah, and J. M. #Kenoyer. "Indus Stone Trading Networks in Sindh: New Insights Based on Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Stone Artifacts from Lakhanjo-Daro, Chanhu-Daro and Loal Mari." Ancient Sindh, vol. 15, 2020, pp. 27-38.
  7. Hameed, A., et al. "Discovery of the Earliest Monumental Parinirvāṇa from Bhamāla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)." Journal of Asian Civilizations, vol. 43, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-21.
  8. De Rorre, A. P., et al. "The Ras al-Jinz Reloaded: Resuming Excavations at the Edge of Arabia." Seminar for Arabian Studies, no. 50, 2020, pp. 109-126.
  9. Kenoyer, J. M. "The Indus Tradition: The Integration and Diversity of Indus Cities." Purattatva, no. 50, 2020, pp. 19-33.
  10. Hameed, A., et al. "Terracotta Sculpture from Bhamāla, Taxila, Pakistan: New Insight on Kushān Manufacturing and Firing Techniques." Gandharan Studies, vol. 13, 2019, pp. 79-92.
  11. Cattani, M., et al. "New Excavations at the Umm an-Nar site Ras al-Hadd HD-1, Sultanate of Oman (Seasons 2016–2018): Insights on Cultural Interaction and Long-Distance Trade." Seminar for Arabian Studies, no. 49, 2019, pp. 69-84.
  12. Glover, Lauren, and J. M. #Kenoyer. "Overlooked Imports: Carnelian Beads in the Korean Peninsula." Asian Perspectives, vol. 58, no. 1, 2019, pp. 180-201.
  13. Kenoyer, J. M. "Remembering Dr. Harald Hauptmann and His Unfinished Mission." Journal of Asian Civilizations, vol. 41, no. 1, 2018, pp. 189-194.
  14. Hameed, A., et al. "Bhamāla Excavations 2015-16: A Preliminary Report." Ancient Pakistan, vol. XXIX, 2018, pp. 171-184.
  15. Kenoyer, J. M. "Stone Beads in Oman During the 3rd to 2nd Millennium BCE: New Approaches to the Study of Trade and Technology." Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, vol. 30, 2018, pp. 63-76.
  16. Hameed, A., et al. "The Origin and Development of Cross-planned Stupa: New Perceptions based on Recent Discoveries from Bhamala." Gandharan Studies, vol. 11, 2017, pp. 35-46.
  17. Hameed, A., et al. "Numismatic Evidence from Bhamala." Journal of Asian Civilizations, vol. 40, no. 2, 2017, pp. 57-78.
  18. Hameed, A., et al. "Stucco Buddha Images Surrounded by Double Haloes: Recent Discoveries at Bhamāla (Taxila)." Ancient Pakistan, vol. XXVIII, 2017, pp. 97-103.
  19. Samad, A., et al. "The Bhamala Buddhist Complex: A Review of Earlier Investigations at Bhamala." Frontier Archaeology, vol. 9, 2017, pp. 1-10.
  20. Samad, A., et al. "Preliminary Report of Bhamala Excavations (2012-13)." Frontier Archaeology, vol. 9, 2017, pp. 11-29.
  21. Méry, S., et al. "Indus Potters in Central Oman in the Second Half of the 3rd Millennium BC: First Results of a Technological and Archaeometric Study." Seminar for Arabian Studies, no. 47, 2017, pp. 1-22.
  22. Gu, Zhou, et al. "Investigation of Ancient Harappan Faience through LA-ICP-AES and SR-µ CT." Journal of Instrumentation, vol. 11, April 2016.
  23. Frenez, D., et al. "Bronze Age Salut (ST1) and the Indus Civilization: Recent Discoveries and New Insights on Regional Interaction." Seminar for Arabian Studies, no. 46, 2016, pp. 107-124.
  24. Kenoyer, J. M. "The Indus Civilization (2600-1900 BC): Early Urbanism in South Asia and Its Legacy." Bulletin of the Shanghai Archaeology Forum, Shanghai 2013, vol. 1, 2015, pp. 304-322.

Bavutti, E., et al. "Shell Fish-Hook Production at Ras al-Hadd HD-5, Sultanate of Oman (Fourth Millennium BC): Preliminary Archaeological and Experimental Studies." Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, no. 45, 2015, pp. 15-20.

  1. Ludvik, G., et al. "New Perspectives on Stone Bead Technology at Bronze Age Troy." Anatolian Studies Journal, vol. 65, 2015, pp. 1-18.
  2. Valentine, B., et al. "Evidence for Patterns of Selective Urban Migration in the Greater Indus Valley (2600-1900 BC): A Lead and Strontium Isotope Mortuary Analysis." PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 4, 2015, e0123103.
  3. Yue, Zhanwei, et al. "The Sources and Processing of Raw Materials for Making Ceramic Molds, Models, and Cores at Yinxu." Cultural Heritage from the South, no. 4, 2015, pp. 152-159.
  4. Yue, Zhanwei, et al. "Experimental Archaeology of the Manufacture and Firing of the Gray Wares Unearthed at Yinxu." Cultural Heritage from the South, no. 3, 2014, pp. 100-109.
  5. Kenoyer, J. M., et al. "Uncovering the Keys to the Lost Indus Cities." Scientific American, vol. 15, no. 1, 2014, pp. 9-17.
  6. Ludvik, Geoffrey, et al. "Stone Bead-Making Technology and Beads from Hattuša: A Preliminary Report." Archäologischer Anzeiger, 2014, pp. 147-153.
  7. Kenoyer, J. M. "Eye Beads from the Indus Tradition: Technology, Style and Chronology." Journal of Asian Civilizations, vol. 36, no. 2, 2013, pp. 1-23.
  8. Kenoyer, J. M., et al. "Connections between the Indus Valley and Mesopotamia: Preliminary Results of Strontium Isotope Analyses from Harappa and Ur." Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 40, 2013, pp. 2286-2297.
  9. Yang, Y., et al. "Nondestructive Analysis of Dragonfly Eye Beads from the Warring States Period, Excavated from a Chu Tomb at the Shenmingpu Site, Henan Province, China." Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 19, no. 2, April 2013, pp. 335-343.
  10. Prabhakar, V. N., et al. "Stone Drill Bits from Dholavira – A Multi-faceted Analysis." Man and Environment, vol. 37, no. 1, 2012, pp. 8-25.
  11. Kenoyer, J. M. "Changing Perspectives of the Indus Civilization: New Discoveries and Challenges." Puratattva, vol. 41, 2011, pp. 1-18.
  12. Good, Irene, et al. "A Reply to Ji-Huan He." Archaeometry, vol. 53, no. 6, 2011, pp. 1257-1258.
  13. Kenoyer, J. M. "Gandharan Cultural Traditions: Context, Chronology and Legacies of the Indus Civilization." Ancient Punjab, vol. 1, 2010, pp. 1-18.
  14. Kenoyer, J. M. "Indus Seals: An Overview of Iconography and Style." Ancient Sindh, vol. 9, 2009, pp. 7-30.
  15. Kenoyer, J. M., et al. "What Happened to the Harappans?" ABC-CLIO Online Social Studies Database, 2009.
  16. Good, Irene, et al. "New Evidence for Early Silk in the Indus Civilization." Archaeometry, vol. 51, no. 3, 2009, pp. 457-466.
  17. Kenoyer, J. M. "Collaborative Archaeological Research in Pakistan and India: Patterns and Processes." The SAA Archaeological Record, vol. 8, no. 3, 2008, pp.
  18. Kenoyer, J. M. "Collaborative Archaeological Research in Pakistan and India: Patterns and Processes." The SAA Archaeological Record, vol. 8, no. 3, 2008, pp. 12-20.
  19. Kenoyer, J. M. "What is it, Reading the Clues, What’s New, Face to Face with History." Ingenuity along the Indus: Birth of a Civilization, edited by Rosalie F. Baker and Charles F. Baker, Calliope, vol. 18, no. 5.
  20. Kenoyer, J. M. "Steatite and Faience Manufacturing at Harappa: New Evidence from Mound E Excavations 2000-2001." Museum Journal (National Museum of Pakistan), vol. III & IV, Jan-Dec 2002, pp. 43-56.
  21. Kenoyer, J. M. "Uncovering the Keys to the Lost Indus Cities." Scientific American, July 2003, pp. 67-75.
  22. Kenoyer, J. M. "Early Developments of Art, Symbol and Technology in the Indus Valley Tradition." INDOKOKO-KENKYU Indian Archaeological Studies, vol. 22, 2001, pp. 1-18.
  23. Kenoyer, J. M., et al. "Recent Discoveries and Highlights from Excavations at Harappa: 1998-2000." INDO-KOKO-KENKYU Indian Archaeological Studies, vol. 22, 2001, pp. 19-36.
  24. Meadow, R. H., and J. M. #Kenoyer. "The Indus Valley Mystery." Discovering Archaeology, April 2000, pp. 38-43.
  25. Belcher, Wayne R., et al. "Harappa in 3D: A Powerful New Tool Rebuilds the Past in the Indus Valley." Discovering Archaeology, March/April 1999, pp. 89-93.
  26. Kenoyer, J. M. "Seals and Sculpture of the Indus Cities." Minerva, vol. 9, no. 2, 1998, pp. 19-24.
  27. Kenoyer, J. M. "Craft Traditions of the Indus Civilization and Their Legacy in Modern Pakistan." Lahore Museum Bulletin, vol. IX, no. 2, 1996, pp. 1-8.
  28. Kenoyer, J. M. "Excavations at Harappa 1986-1997: A Brief Overview." Punjab Journal of History and Archaeology, vol. 1, 1997, pp. 61-76.
  29. Kenoyer, J. M. "Trade and Technology of the Indus Valley: New Insights from Harappa, Pakistan." World Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 2, 1997, pp. 262-280.
  30. Kenoyer, J. M., and R. H. Meadow. "New Inscribed Objects From Harappa." Lahore Museum Bulletin, vol. IX, no. 1, 1996, pp. 1-20.
  31. Kenoyer, J. M. "Antique Bead and Ornament Replicas from South Asia: An Alternative to Antique Bead Collecting and the Destruction of Global Cultural Heritage." Ornament Winter, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 68-71.
  32. Kenoyer, J. M. "The Ancient City of Harappa." Asian Art and Culture, A. M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Spring 1996, pp. 85-99.

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