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This volume, a compilation of original papers written to celebrate the outstanding contributions of Jonathan Mark Kenoyer to the archaeology of South Asia over the past forty years, highlights recent developments in the archaeological research of ancient South Asia, with specific reference to the Indus Civilization.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Jonathan Mark Kenoyer and ISMEO -- Occasions in continuum -- Adriano V. Rossi -- Jonathan Mark Kenoyer -- The Tale of Sikander and the Unicorn -- Dennys Frenez, Gregg Jamison, Randall Law, Massimo Vidale and Richard H. Meadow -- Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Bibliography -- George F. Dales Jr. and Barbara A. Dales -- Fish Exploitation during the Harappan Period at Bagasra in Gujarat, India. An Ichthyoarchaeological Approach -- Abhayan G.S., P.P. Joglekar, P. Ajithprasad, K. Krishnan, K.K. Bhan and S.V. Rajesh

The Sincerest Form of Flattery? Terracotta Seals as Evidence of Imitation and Agency in Bronze Age Middle Asia -- Marta Ameri -- Reflections on Fantastic Beasts of the Harappan World. A View from the West -- Joan Aruz -- Fish Symbolism and Fish Remains in Ancient South Asia -- William R. Belcher -- Some Important Aspects of Technology and Craft Production in the Indus Civilization with Specific Reference to Gujarat -- Kuldeep K. Bhan

Chert Mines and Chert Miners. The Material Culture and Social Organization of the Indus Chipped Stone Workers, Artisans and Traders in the Indus Valley (Sindh, Pakistan) -- Paolo Biagi, Elisabetta Starnini and Ryszard Michniak -- Ceramic Analysis and the Indus Civilization. A Review -- Alessandro Ceccarelli and Cameron A. Petrie -- Family Matters in Harappan Gujarat -- Brad Chase -- Revisiting the Ornament Styles of the Indus Figurines: Evidence from Harappa, Pakistan -- Sharri R. Clark -- The Harappan 'Veneer' and the Forging of Urban Identity -- Mary A. Davis

Private Person or Public Persona? Use and Significance of Standard Indus Seals as Markers of Formal Socio-Economic Identities -- Dennys Frenez -- Lithic Blade Implements and their Role in the Harappan Chalcolithic Cultural Development in Gujarat -- Charusmita Gadekar and P. Ajithprasad -- Who Were the 'Massacre Victims' at Mohenjo-daro? A Craniometric Investigation -- Brian E. Hemphill -- Indus Copper and Bronze: Traditional Perspectives and New Interpretations -- Brett C. Hoffman -- A Short Note on Strontium Isotope Analysis of Human Skeletal Remains from the Site of Sarai Khola

Asma Ibrahim -- The Organization of Indus Unicorn Seal Production. A Multi-faceted Investigation of Technology, Skill, and Style -- Gregg M. Jamison -- The Size of Indus Seals and its Significance -- Ayumu Konasukawa and Manabu Koiso -- The Art and Technology of Reserving a Slip. A Complex Side of Indus Ceramic Tradition -- K. Krishnan and Sneh Pravinkumar Patel -- The Art of the Harappan Microbead -- Revisited -- Randall W. Law -- The North Gujarat Archaeological Project -- NoGAP. A Multi-Proxy and Multi-Scale Study of Long-Term Socio-Ecological Dynamics

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