INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS OF THE GALOS: A CHALLENGE TO ARCHAEOLOGY

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  • Bina Gandhi Deori Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/jipa.v37i0.14785

Abstract

The Galos are one among many tribes inhabiting the mountainous terrain of Arunachal Pradesh, located in the foothills of the Himalayas in North-East India. The traditional subsistence practice of the Galos includes swidden cultivation popularly known as jhumming in North-East India, animal husbandry and gathering. The paper discusses in detail the indigenous foodways of the Galos and how it pose challenges to the archaeology of the food in the region.

Keywords: Arunachal Pradesh, Galo tribe, indigenous, foodways

Author Biography

Bina Gandhi Deori, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan

Presently teaching in the Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

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Published

2016-04-13

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Vol. 37 (2015): Special Issue: Food and Foodways in Indo-Pacific Archaeology

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