SIGNIFICANCE OF WATER-BODIES IN THE POUMAI CULTURE: A LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACH
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https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v4.i2.2023.2056Keywords:
Water-Bodies, Myth, Oral History, Reconstruct, LandscapeAbstract [English]
There is a well-known fact that there is always a relationship between the physical setting of the environment and the humans, and the interaction between the two components somehow always leaves a significant remark. Each piece of land may it be water bodies, is deeply embedded with culture specific symbolism, understanding these meanings helps one understand nature-human processes and relationships. In every society, may it be great or little, there is often a myth or oral history related with places that surrounds us. The objective of the study is to reconstruct past human life-ways through both the material and non-material remains of a particular landscape.
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