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Kampilya: Quest for ...
Kampilya: Quest for a Mahabharata City
by: Gian Giuseppe Filippi , Bruno MarcolongoThe research findings of archaeological and socio-ethnological nature studying geomorphological/environmental influence on historical settlements explore the possible identity of Drupad-Kila complex near Kampil village with Kampilya city of Mahabharata fame.
₹342.00
ISBN: 9788124601327
Year Of Publication: 1999
Edition: 1st
Pages : 83
Bibliographic Details : Coloured & B/w photos
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 25 cm.
Weight: 600
Kampil (Farrukhabad District, U.P.) is a typical Indian village in the fertile terrain of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab. Known for its long, glorious past, the village has, since A. Cunninghams visit here in 1878, compelled increasing attention of the archaeologists seeking to explore its possible identity with Kampilya the city, described in the Mahabharata story, as the fabulous capital of Drupads south Pancala kingdom. The question of Kampil-Kampilya identity was examined afresh by a multidisciplinary research team, on the basis of lRS Satellite multispectral images of the mid -Ganga plain, a predictive geo-archaeological model, and field surveys. Which, in trun, led researchers to the discovery of a complex of ruins: the remains of a fortified structure, locally called Drupad Kila about five kilometers upstream of the Kampil village. Set out here are the preliminary findings of this multidisciplinary research, including (a) a study of the late Holocene palaeo-hydographic evolution of Doab region around Drupad Kila site and the influence of geomorphology/environmental resources on the human historical settlements; (b) an archaeological report, based on the surface survey of the discovered site; and (c) a socio-ethnological study of the villages around the Kila complex. Carried out during 1996-98, these studies: each contributed by the area specialist (s) of the research team, addressed specifically the question whether the Drupad-Kila complex answers to the description of Mahabharata city of Kampilya. Visualizing the manifold importance of Kampilya beyond just the archaeological event, the editors have created a holistic Kampilya Project to retrieve the cultural and environmental potentialities of the Drupad-Kila complex and its peripheral areas.
Errata
Preface
Map of Drupad Kila
1. Geoarchaeological Observations in Doab Plain: Through Advanced Remote Sensing Methodology
— Bruno Marcolongo
2. Kampilya: One Site or More Sites?
— Annamaria Dallaporta — Lucio Marcato
3. Mahabharata Reminiscences in Some Villages Near Kampil
— L. Arnoldo — G. Fuggetta
The Contributors