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    After a millennium or so there was again evidence of urbanisation in the areas around the ganga valley after the Harappan civilization. It is generally supposed to have begun around 600 B.C coinciding with the beginning of early historic period in Gangetic valley. [1] In terms of ecology and archaeology there appears to have been a distinction between the western Ganga plain and the middle ganga plain in 2 nd millennium B.C. with similarities appearing only with middle of 1 st century B.C. with the use of distinctive Northern Black Polished Ware. [2] It is seen to be a period of emergence of fortified settlement like Champak, Kombi, Ujjain, introduction of Northern Black Polished Ware, iron based agricultural economy, long distance trade, stable political structure, stratified society , emergence of bureaucracy etc. raising the point of emergence of initial stages of state formation. Considering Pearson definition of Economy as a social process of interaction b...

Introduction: The Vijayanagara is seen to have ruled by four dynasties the Sangama ( c. AD 1350–1486), Saluva ( c. AD 1486–1505), Tuluva ( c. AD 1505–1569), and Aravidu( c. 1569–1654) dynasties. The period of  Vijayanagara Empire is seen to be a period of dramatic change in South Indian society and Economy with the marked appearance of new political and military structures, increase in urban centres, increase in monetization, expansion in craft and agricultural production, population growth from the earlier periods. Though the evidence of material production and consumption can tell archaeologists a lot about organisation of production and social, economic and political status of a society, it can be also seen that the vis-a-versa is also true and with the most possible assumption that the increase in political complexity will lead to increase in craft production in state societies. Though it is evidenced that craft production was proliferating during the period of Vijayanagara, ho...