List of Abbreviations
ASI Archaeological Survey of India
bce Before contemporary era
ce Contemporary era
CIAPP International Congress of Prehistoric Anthropology and Archaeology
(Congre`s International d’anthropologie et d’arche ́ologie pre ́histori-
que)
HMW Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenshappen
IHGE Instituto Histo ́rico, Geogra ́Wco e Etnogra ́Wco Brasileiro (Historic,
Geographic and Ethnographic Institute of Brazil)
n.d. no date
PEF Palestine Exploration Fund
r. rule
RGK Ro ̈misch-Germanische Kommission
RLK Reichslimeskommision
US United States of America
VOC Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company)