This volume deals primarily with methodology, and is a pioneering effort in problem-oriented research . Most meaningfully, cogently and in a very readable style it produces a broad theoretical basis for the comprehension of archaeological material_within the framework of anthropology for the first time_bearing upon Indian civilization. It makes a timely, in face a long overdue, plea for broad contextual issues raising crucial questions that help construct a total picture of the life of early peoples of India. It has produced a model for cultural evolution in south Asia.