Jane R. McIntosh is a Scottish

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

and author. McIntosh obtained a PhD from the

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

on contacts between the

Indus Valley civilisation The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the Northwestern South Asia, northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 Common Era, BCE to 1300 BCE, and in i ...

and

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. Today, Mesopotamia is known as present-day Iraq and forms the eastern geographic boundary of ...

. She then began writing popular books about archaeology. Her first book, ''The Practical Archaeologist'' (1986), has been described as a "key reference" and is recommended as an introduction to archaeology for beginners. However, one reviewer of the revised edition (1999) felt that the lack of up-to-date information in some sections meant that it could not be "recommended as a reference source to the serious student of archaeology". Her 2001 book on the Indus Valley Civilisation, ''A Peaceful Realm'', was less well received.

Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Jonathan Mark Kenoyer (born 28 May 1952, in Shillong, India) is an American archaeologist and ''George F. Dales Jr. & Barbara A. Dales'' Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Master' ...

wrote that "as a story it is quite well written and engaging", but that as an academic reference it is "seriously flawed", with numerous errors, unclear references, and an overall interpretation that "reinforces stereotypes of the Indus that scholars have been trying to erase for the past fifty years".

Works

*1986. ''The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past''. Facts on File. *1999. '' The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past''. 2nd edition. Thames & Hudson. *2000. ''Archaeology''. DK Eyewitness Books. *2000. ''Treasure Seekers: The World's Great Fortunes Lost and Found''. Carlton Books. *2001. '' A Peaceful Realm: The Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization''. Westview Press. *2003. ''Civilizations: Ten Thousand Years of Ancient History''. BBC Books. *2005. ''Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives''. ABC-CLIO. *2006. ''Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe''. Oxford University Press. *2008. ''The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives''. ABC-CLIO.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McIntosh, Jane Scottish archaeologists British women archaeologists Indologists Alumni of the University of Cambridge