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Puratattva (Vol. 39...
Puratattva (Vol. 39: 2009)
Bulletin of the Indian Archaeological Society by: K N DikshitThis, an authorised reprint of an annual bulletin of the Indian Archaeological Society, has been offering valuable informations, full with rich insights and innovative viewpoints, on the Indian archaeology that includes excavations, inscriptions, temples, mosques, iconic symbols, paintings, etc. This yearly bulletin is highly recommended for archaeologists, epigraphists, historians and research scholars besides the general readers having interest in such fields.
₹1,800.00
ISBN: 9788124607923
Year Of Publication: 2009
Edition: 1st
Pages : xiii, 290p. [+71]
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: Indian Archaeological Society
Size: 29 cm
Weight: 1350
An annual bulletin of the Indian Archaeological Society, has been offering for the last 33 years valuable informations, full with rich insights and innovative viewpoints, on the Indian archaeology that includes excavations, inscriptions, temples, mosques, iconic symbols, paintings, etc. This yearly bulletinis highly recommended for archaeologists, epigraphists, historians and research scholars besides the general readers having interest in such fields.
For detailed information please see Volume 1.
Obituaries
Editorial
Articles
Did Some Vedic People Emigrate Westward, Out of India?
— B.B. Lal
Cultural Transformation in Indian Prehistory: Some Anthropological Considerations
— D.K. Bhattacharya
Mesolithic Cultural Adaptations in Northeastern Andhra Pradesh
— P. Vijaya Prakash
The Relevance of Processual vs. Postprocessual Archaeology: A Debate for Theoretical Archaeology in India
— Ajay Pratap
Investigating Changing Settlement Dynamics on the Plains: The 2009 Survey and Excavations at Masudpur (Hissar District, Haryana)
— C.A. Petrie, Ravindra N. Singh and A.K. Singh
Excavations at Agiabir (2006-07)
— Vibha Tripathi and Prabhakar Upadhyay
Chalcolithic Antiquities from Sohanpura and nearby Region in North-East Rajasthan
— Murari Lal Sharma, Madan Lal Meena, Krishna Gopal Sharma and Vineer Godhal
Excavations at Champaner: A First World Heritage Site of Gujarat
— V.H. Sonawane
Archaeological Sequence of a Region: Bishnupur/Vishnupur Sub-Division, District Bankura, West Bengal
— Rupendra K. Chattopadhyay, Paromita Bose and Dipshikha Acharya
Hill Fort of Anarta: Discovery of a Unique Early Historical Fort with Cave — dwelling, Buddhist Idols and Remains at taranga in North Gujarat
— Y.S. Rawat
Jaina Bronz Images from Ujjain
— Arvind Kumar Singh and Navneet Kumar Jain
Historical Archaeology and Plea for Contextual Excavations: Problem of Perspective in the Case of Bhitari Excavation
— Raghavendra Vajpeyi
Amroha Copper-Plate Inscription of Vidyadhardeva, V.S. 1069 (1011 AD)
— B.R. Mani and T.S. Ravishankar
Mir Chakar Khan Rind and His Mausoleum at Satgarha: An Obscure Chapter in the History of the Baloch in Pakistan
— Muhammad Hameed
Antiquity of Varanasi as Revealed by Excavation at Aktha (2008-9)
— Vidula Jayaswal
Excavation at Kanmer: A Harappan Site in Kachchh, Gujarat
— J.S. Kharakwal, Y.S. Rawat and Toshiki Osada
Excavations at Harappan Site of Badali (2008)
— R.C. Thakran, Amar Singh, Yashpal, Vikas and Anju
Peoples Archaeology and Archaeology for the People: Y.D. Sharma Memorial Lecture
— Krishna Mohan Shrimali
Notes and News
Activities of the Indian Archaeological Society
Book Reviews
Balance Sheet
Office-Bearers
Board of management
Plates
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Sale!Central Narmada Valley ₹1,440.00
The book The Central Narmada Valley: A Study in Quaternary Palaeontology and Allied Aspects is the first attempt at studying a small stretch of the valley from a multidisciplinary point of view incorporating the results of archaeology, geology, palaeontology and taphonomy. New techniques and parameters have been applied to study and re-interpret these areas. This book also summarizes the morphology, distribution pattern and evolutionary history of certain extinct animals in relation to cultural development. With the help of modern analogies, the book attempts to build up a palaeoecological model for Narmada and its surrounding areas including some of the rock shelter sites. The book extends the dimensions of understanding the life history of Narmada and its tributaries, not only by discovering and reinterpreting various biological and cultural events, but also by seeking to understand varied aspects like river behaviour, flood history and man-land relationship during the past. The book should prove useful to students and researchers of river valley cultures in general and to those of Narmada Valley in particular.
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Sale!Artisans and Craftsmen of Northern India ₹990.00
The basic aim of the book is to expose the major contributions of artisans and craftsmen in portraying the society in different perspectives. These artisans and craftsmen, were drawn mostly from the shudras, lower caste of the community, suppressed and have-nots section of the society, but were highly talented. The work is also designed to create interest among the reader and scholars alike, to understand the society of the period under reference through the immortal art of these creative people. The artisans such as potters, weavers, carpenters, architects, sculptors, brick-makers, metallurgy and metal workers, leather workers, painters, and the workers engaged in the profession of ivory, glass and mirror, perfume and cosmetic, musical instrument, oil, salt and liquor makers, etc. were the heroes of that time, who not only met the day-to-day requirement of the then society, but also portrayed different aspects of their life, in its true color, through their workmanship. It was the architect who designed and constructed houses to live in, as well as water tank, well and channel, royal building, stupa, temple and fort, bridge, pillar and rock-edict etc., which met the need of the society.
Today, we feel proud of the rich heritage of old Indian art and architecture, credit for which solely goes to the then artisan who crafted immortal creations. However, the invaluable contribution made by the historians in immortalizing their creations, by putting them in black and white, is no less important. It is the historian, whose mighty pen has immortalized not only Ashoka the great, as a king but also the creators of the stupas of his times on equal footings. It is with this aim in view that the present book has been presented to the posterity, in order to pay rich tributes to the creators of our rich cultural heritage.
Unluckly there was no proper institutionalized provision for the education of artisans and craftsmen, so generally the former adopted the occupation of their parents and hereditary skill was enhances as it was transferred from father to son, and generation to generation. Contemporary sources reveal that the social stautus of artisan class was based on the nature and economic conditions of a particular profession. -
Sale!History and Culture of Tamil Nadu: Vol. 2 ₹720.00
Epigraphy, or the study of inscriptions, has played a very important role in reconstructing the history of India. Tamil Nadu in particular has a very large number of epigraphs, which have been of immense help to historians in writing about the history of the Tamil country. The majority of these inscriptions are written in Tamil. However, beginning from the sixth century ad, a large number of inscriptions, both lithic and copper-plate grants came to be composed in Sanskrit as well. Some of these epigraphs are wholly in Sanskrit while some, especially the copper-plate inscriptions, are bi-lingual, with the first or prashasti portion in chaste Sanskrit and the second or operative part of the record being in Tamil.
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Sale!Ayodhya ka itihasa evam puratattva Rgveda kala se aba taka ₹990.00
T.P. Verma and S.P. Gupta, after several years toil, have here presented the history of Ayodhaya in a chronological form from Rgveda times till today which has been proved with the evidences from archaeology, coinages, scriptures, etc.
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Sale!Acheulian Culture in Peninsular India ₹410.00
The Indian sub-continent, particularly the Peninsular India, is recognised as one of the richest areas of Acheulian occupation in the Old World. This research work is a detailed study of the Acheulian Culture system in India signifying the earliest cultural occupation here. The book examines the cultural material of the Acheulian phase in its ecological setting to throw light on the distribution pattern, nature of habitats, Quaternary deposits, mammalian and hominid remains, land use and subsistence, site formation process, genesis and chronology of the Acheulian cultural system. Incorporating his own field observations over the last three decades and more as well as integrating and synthesising the available data and evidence on Acheulian culture, Dr. R.S. Pappu presents a comprehensive understanding of the Acheulian system and, in general, behavioural patterns of early hunting and food gathering communities. He also provides an account of the progress of Palaeolithic research in India since the first discovery of Palaeolithic settlement by Foote in 1863, tracing the major projects and contributions of noted Indian geo-archaeologists.
