Bridget Allchin

English archaeologist, specializing in South Asian archaeology

Bridget Allchin (10 February 1927 – 27 June 2017) was an archaeologist who specialised in South Asian archaeology. She published books, some co-authored with her husband, Raymond Allchin (1923–2010).

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  • Nomadic herdsmen form an important element of rural life in India and Pakistan today, including the old province of Harappan culture.
    There is every reason to suppose that they did so in Harappan times, and that they played an important part in the economy and organization of the Harappan world.
    • Bridget Allchin (1977) (139). in Bryant, E. F. (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate. Oxford University Press. chapter 9

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