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Puratattva (Vol. 40...
Puratattva (Vol. 40: 2010)
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: 9788124607930
Year Of Publication: 2010
Edition: 1st
Pages : xvi, 282p. [+44]
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: Indian Archaeological Society
Size: 29 cm
Weight: 1400
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
Apropos The Urban Decay in Indian History
— A.P. Jamkhedkar
Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Cultures of North-Central India
— V.D. Misra
Ionia, Egypt and Baktria (The Greek World of India)
— U.P. Arora
Language and Evolution of Mind: The Neanderthals
— D.P. Agrawal
A Preliminary Study on the Stone Age Cultures of Khunty and its Adjoining Regions, Jharkhand
— Krishnendu Polley and Ranjana Ray
Archaeological Sequence of the Kumari – Kansavati Valley, District of Bankura, West Bengal: An Appraisal
— R.K. Chattopadhyaya, Dipsikha Acharya and Shubha Majumder
Geoarchaeological Survey and Excavations at Burj – 2010, Fatehbad, Haryana
— R.N. Singh, C.A. Petrie, C.A.I. French, S. Neogi, A.K. Pandey, D. Parikh and V. Pawar
Excavations at Gachibowli: A Preliminary Report
— K.P. Rao
New Light on Harappan Animal Based Subsistence from Recent Faunal Studies in the Ghaggar Region
— Arati Deshpande-Mukherjee
A Fresh Investigation at Poompuhar: The Port City
— B.R. Mani, V.K. Swarnkar, M. Saxena and P.P. Pradhan
Discovery of Kharoshti and Kharoshti-Brahmi Rock Inscriptions in the Chotanagpur Hills of Southern Bihar
— A.K. Prasad
Animal Remains from the Medieval Phase at Balupur, Malda District, West Bengal
— P.P. Joglekar, Sheena Panja, Gauri Bedekar and Pankaj Goyal
Ceramic Traditions of Middle Ganga Plain (From the Beginning to the Early Iron Age)
— Kulbhushan Mishra
The Madras School and its place in Nineteenth Century Colonial Orientalism
— K. Paddayya
Notes and News
Activities of the Indian Archaeological Society
Book Reviews
International Seminar/Workshop
Balance Sheet
Office-Bearers
Board of Management
Plates
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