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Oxford University Press eBooks, Jul 16, 2009

Journal of the American Oriental Society, Apr 1, 1998

... Colonial Indology: Sociopolitics of the ancient Indian past. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Au... more ... Colonial Indology: Sociopolitics of the ancient Indian past. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Chakrabarti, Dilip K. PUBLISHER: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1997. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 8121507502 ). ...

World Archaeology, Feb 1, 1982

... Nepal is fascinated more by the Buddhist remains in her foothill region and archaeology in Ba... more ... Nepal is fascinated more by the Buddhist remains in her foothill region and archaeology in Bangladesh has been dominated by early historic and medieval remains. In each of these cases the distribution of sites dictates archaeological preference. ...

Oxford University Press eBooks, 1992

Aryan Books International, 2003

The aim of the fieldwork, on which this book is based, was to explore the possibility of conducti... more The aim of the fieldwork, on which this book is based, was to explore the possibility of conducting archaeological excavations in Surat where the Europeans including the British were likely to have left behind the material traces of their presences between the 17th and 18th centuries. The purpose of this book is to put forwards a frame work within the relevant archaeological issues can be contextualized.

Oxford University Press eBooks, Jul 16, 2009

Part I: Prehistory: Chapter 1. Indias Place in the Scheme of Human Evolution Current thoughts abo... more Part I: Prehistory: Chapter 1. Indias Place in the Scheme of Human Evolution Current thoughts about human evolution Fossil evidence in China and Java, and its implications for India Fossil evidence in India Lower Pleistocene antiquity of stone tools in India Discussion Chapter 2. Regional Survey of the Palaeolithic Kashmir and Ladakh Baluchistan, Sind, NWFP, and Pakistani Panjab Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Indian Panjab, Haryana, and Delhi Rajasthan and Gujarat Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka Kerala, Tamilnadu, and Andhra Pradesh Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bangladesh, Tripura, and the northeastern states Bihar, Nepal, and Uttar Pradesh Chapter 3. The Palaeolithic: Perspectives and Problems Review of the regional stratigraphic profiles: the Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Typological characteristics of the Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Socio-economic and cultural reconstructions Chronology of the various stages Faunal background Environmental hypotheses Palaeolithic art and belief-system Chapter 4. The Mesolithic Evidence Regional survey of the data Chronology Settlements and economy Rock-art Skeletal biology Chapter 5. The Relevance of Indias Stone Age Past Part II: The Background, Development, Features, Decline, and Transformation of the Indus Civilization Chapter 1: The Problem of the Beginning of Food-production in India and the Evidence from Mehrgarh Complexities of the problem Mehrgarh Chapter 2: The Growth of First Villages between Baluchistan and GujaratRajasthanHaryana The problem of environment: climate and the river valleys Northeast Baluchistan, Quetta valley, Kalat plateau, southern Baluchistan and the Makran coast The Kirthar piedmont Bannu plain The NWFP and Potwar plateau Sind Bahawalpur The Indus plain of Pakistani Panjab Bikaner, Haryana, Indian Panjab The Aravallis Gujarat The emerging picture Chapter 3: Origin of the Harappan or Indus civilization The notion of Early Harappan or early form of the Indus civilization Transition to the Mature Harappan or the mature form of the Indus civilization Explanations of the transition Chapter 4. Sites and Settlements of the Mature Harappan Phase Regional distribution Features of the excavated settlements Does the size of a Harappan site reflect the extent of its urbanism? Chapter 5. Economy Agriculture Internal trade and trade routes External trade and trade routes Specialized crafts Chapter 6. Technology Ceramic technology Mining and Metallurgy Production techniques of miscellaneous crafts Chapter 7. The Writing System, Possible Nature of the Society and State, Religion Chapter 8. Art Terracottas Stone sculpture Metal sculpture Painting Chapter 9. Late Harappan Phase or the Transformation of the Civilization Regional survey of the evidence The nature of transformation Possible causes How does the Harappan civilization merge in the later Indian development? Part III. The Formation and Development of Village Life in the Non-Harappan Context Chapter 1. Developments in the Northwest and the Himalayan Belt Baluchistan and Sind The NWFP Kashmir Ladakh, and the Himalayan belt to the east Chapter 2. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra Chapter 3. Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Andhra Stages of the south Indian Neolithic The evidence from the excavated sites Chapter 4. Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, the Northeastern States Chapter 5. Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Chapter 6. Haryana and Panjab Chapter 7. Shared Elements: the Neolithic-Chalcolithic Economy of non-Harappan India Chapter 8: Regional Beginnings of the Use of Iron The archaeological evidence The iron-using context of the megaliths south of the Satpuras Did the use of iron usher in a new Age in India? Part IV. Archaeology of India between c.7th-6th century ad and c.6th Century ad Chapter 1. The Beginning of Early Historic India Chapter 2. The Historical Framework of Early Historic Indian Archaeology Chapter 3. Settlement Contexts Chapter 4. Pattern of Early Historic Urban Growth and the Problem of ArchaeologyLiterature Correlation Chapter 5. The Archaeology of Indian Religions: Hinduism and its Iconography Chapter 6. The Archaeology of Indian Religions: Buddhism, Jainism, and Associated Iconographies Chapter 7. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: Artefacts and Technology Chapter 8. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: Irrigation and Agriculture Chapter 9. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: Internal Trade and Trade Routes Chapter 10. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: External Trade and Trade Routes Part V. Archaeology of India between c.7th Century ad to c.12th13th Century ad Chapter 1. Geographical and Chronological Configurations of the Dynasties Chapter 2. Settlements and the Problem of Urban Decay Chapter 3. Technology and Economy Chapter 4. Inscriptions Chapter 5. Coins Chapter 6. Sculpture and Painting Chapter 7. Architecture Chapter 8. Religious Framework and…

Oxford University Press eBooks, Oct 7, 2010

PREFACE 1. The Purpose of the Volume 2. The First Orbits: The Dominance of the Gangetic India, Le... more PREFACE 1. The Purpose of the Volume 2. The First Orbits: The Dominance of the Gangetic India, Legendary Beginnings to c. 200 BC 3. The Shift of the Focus to Orissa, the Deccan and Malwa, c. 200 BC-c. 300 AD 4. The Re-emergence of the Gangetic Orbit, and the Regional Power Centres, c. 300 AD to c. 800 AD 5. The Supra-Regional Orbits of the North and the South, c. 800 AD to c. 1000 AD 6. The Thrusts and Counter-thrusts of Power, c. 1000 AD to c. 1300 AD 7. The Emerging Historical-Geographical Pattern of India's Ancient Political History REFERENCES INDEX.

India an Archaeological History, 2009

South Asian studies, 2000

South Asian studies, 2001

... 153 Page 4. DILIP K. CHAKRABARTI, RAKESH TEWARI, RNSINGH, RAJIV TR1VEDI, KKSINGH ... We have ... more ... 153 Page 4. DILIP K. CHAKRABARTI, RAKESH TEWARI, RNSINGH, RAJIV TR1VEDI, KKSINGH ... We have been feeling uneasy over the site of Kanauj. This site stands, according to the earlier scholars including Cunningham, on the bank of an old course of the Ganga. ...

South Asian studies, 2002

... BSW ? 62. Karri (26-57.945' N/79-11.320' E - 54 N/1). C. 12 m high ... more ... BSW ? 62. Karri (26-57.945' N/79-11.320' E - 54 N/1). C. 12 m high - c. 10 acres. Modern village on mound. The mound full of brickbats. Near a tal. ... 117 Page 10. DILIP K CHAKRABARTI, RAKESH TEWAR1, RNSINGH, KK SINGH and RAJIV TRIVEDI centuries AD and later. 64. ...

South Asian studies, 2003

... Titre du document / Document title. From the ganga plain to the eastern and western deccan: A... more ... Titre du document / Document title. From the ganga plain to the eastern and western deccan: A field-study of the ancient routes. Auteur(s) / Author(s). CHAKRABARTI Dilip K. (1) ; TEWARI Rakesh (2) ; SINGH RN (3) ; Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s). ...

South Asian studies, 1997

Oxford University Press eBooks, Jul 16, 2009

Journal of the American Oriental Society, Apr 1, 1998

... Colonial Indology: Sociopolitics of the ancient Indian past. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Au... more ... Colonial Indology: Sociopolitics of the ancient Indian past. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: Author: Chakrabarti, Dilip K. PUBLISHER: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1997. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 8121507502 ). ...

World Archaeology, Feb 1, 1982

... Nepal is fascinated more by the Buddhist remains in her foothill region and archaeology in Ba... more ... Nepal is fascinated more by the Buddhist remains in her foothill region and archaeology in Bangladesh has been dominated by early historic and medieval remains. In each of these cases the distribution of sites dictates archaeological preference. ...

Oxford University Press eBooks, 1992

Aryan Books International, 2003

The aim of the fieldwork, on which this book is based, was to explore the possibility of conducti... more The aim of the fieldwork, on which this book is based, was to explore the possibility of conducting archaeological excavations in Surat where the Europeans including the British were likely to have left behind the material traces of their presences between the 17th and 18th centuries. The purpose of this book is to put forwards a frame work within the relevant archaeological issues can be contextualized.

Oxford University Press eBooks, Jul 16, 2009

Part I: Prehistory: Chapter 1. Indias Place in the Scheme of Human Evolution Current thoughts abo... more Part I: Prehistory: Chapter 1. Indias Place in the Scheme of Human Evolution Current thoughts about human evolution Fossil evidence in China and Java, and its implications for India Fossil evidence in India Lower Pleistocene antiquity of stone tools in India Discussion Chapter 2. Regional Survey of the Palaeolithic Kashmir and Ladakh Baluchistan, Sind, NWFP, and Pakistani Panjab Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Indian Panjab, Haryana, and Delhi Rajasthan and Gujarat Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka Kerala, Tamilnadu, and Andhra Pradesh Orissa, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bangladesh, Tripura, and the northeastern states Bihar, Nepal, and Uttar Pradesh Chapter 3. The Palaeolithic: Perspectives and Problems Review of the regional stratigraphic profiles: the Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Typological characteristics of the Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Socio-economic and cultural reconstructions Chronology of the various stages Faunal background Environmental hypotheses Palaeolithic art and belief-system Chapter 4. The Mesolithic Evidence Regional survey of the data Chronology Settlements and economy Rock-art Skeletal biology Chapter 5. The Relevance of Indias Stone Age Past Part II: The Background, Development, Features, Decline, and Transformation of the Indus Civilization Chapter 1: The Problem of the Beginning of Food-production in India and the Evidence from Mehrgarh Complexities of the problem Mehrgarh Chapter 2: The Growth of First Villages between Baluchistan and GujaratRajasthanHaryana The problem of environment: climate and the river valleys Northeast Baluchistan, Quetta valley, Kalat plateau, southern Baluchistan and the Makran coast The Kirthar piedmont Bannu plain The NWFP and Potwar plateau Sind Bahawalpur The Indus plain of Pakistani Panjab Bikaner, Haryana, Indian Panjab The Aravallis Gujarat The emerging picture Chapter 3: Origin of the Harappan or Indus civilization The notion of Early Harappan or early form of the Indus civilization Transition to the Mature Harappan or the mature form of the Indus civilization Explanations of the transition Chapter 4. Sites and Settlements of the Mature Harappan Phase Regional distribution Features of the excavated settlements Does the size of a Harappan site reflect the extent of its urbanism? Chapter 5. Economy Agriculture Internal trade and trade routes External trade and trade routes Specialized crafts Chapter 6. Technology Ceramic technology Mining and Metallurgy Production techniques of miscellaneous crafts Chapter 7. The Writing System, Possible Nature of the Society and State, Religion Chapter 8. Art Terracottas Stone sculpture Metal sculpture Painting Chapter 9. Late Harappan Phase or the Transformation of the Civilization Regional survey of the evidence The nature of transformation Possible causes How does the Harappan civilization merge in the later Indian development? Part III. The Formation and Development of Village Life in the Non-Harappan Context Chapter 1. Developments in the Northwest and the Himalayan Belt Baluchistan and Sind The NWFP Kashmir Ladakh, and the Himalayan belt to the east Chapter 2. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra Chapter 3. Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Andhra Stages of the south Indian Neolithic The evidence from the excavated sites Chapter 4. Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, the Northeastern States Chapter 5. Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh Chapter 6. Haryana and Panjab Chapter 7. Shared Elements: the Neolithic-Chalcolithic Economy of non-Harappan India Chapter 8: Regional Beginnings of the Use of Iron The archaeological evidence The iron-using context of the megaliths south of the Satpuras Did the use of iron usher in a new Age in India? Part IV. Archaeology of India between c.7th-6th century ad and c.6th Century ad Chapter 1. The Beginning of Early Historic India Chapter 2. The Historical Framework of Early Historic Indian Archaeology Chapter 3. Settlement Contexts Chapter 4. Pattern of Early Historic Urban Growth and the Problem of ArchaeologyLiterature Correlation Chapter 5. The Archaeology of Indian Religions: Hinduism and its Iconography Chapter 6. The Archaeology of Indian Religions: Buddhism, Jainism, and Associated Iconographies Chapter 7. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: Artefacts and Technology Chapter 8. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: Irrigation and Agriculture Chapter 9. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: Internal Trade and Trade Routes Chapter 10. The Material Basis of Life in Early Historic India: External Trade and Trade Routes Part V. Archaeology of India between c.7th Century ad to c.12th13th Century ad Chapter 1. Geographical and Chronological Configurations of the Dynasties Chapter 2. Settlements and the Problem of Urban Decay Chapter 3. Technology and Economy Chapter 4. Inscriptions Chapter 5. Coins Chapter 6. Sculpture and Painting Chapter 7. Architecture Chapter 8. Religious Framework and…

Oxford University Press eBooks, Oct 7, 2010

PREFACE 1. The Purpose of the Volume 2. The First Orbits: The Dominance of the Gangetic India, Le... more PREFACE 1. The Purpose of the Volume 2. The First Orbits: The Dominance of the Gangetic India, Legendary Beginnings to c. 200 BC 3. The Shift of the Focus to Orissa, the Deccan and Malwa, c. 200 BC-c. 300 AD 4. The Re-emergence of the Gangetic Orbit, and the Regional Power Centres, c. 300 AD to c. 800 AD 5. The Supra-Regional Orbits of the North and the South, c. 800 AD to c. 1000 AD 6. The Thrusts and Counter-thrusts of Power, c. 1000 AD to c. 1300 AD 7. The Emerging Historical-Geographical Pattern of India's Ancient Political History REFERENCES INDEX.

India an Archaeological History, 2009

South Asian studies, 2000

South Asian studies, 2001

... 153 Page 4. DILIP K. CHAKRABARTI, RAKESH TEWARI, RNSINGH, RAJIV TR1VEDI, KKSINGH ... We have ... more ... 153 Page 4. DILIP K. CHAKRABARTI, RAKESH TEWARI, RNSINGH, RAJIV TR1VEDI, KKSINGH ... We have been feeling uneasy over the site of Kanauj. This site stands, according to the earlier scholars including Cunningham, on the bank of an old course of the Ganga. ...

South Asian studies, 2002

... BSW ? 62. Karri (26-57.945' N/79-11.320' E - 54 N/1). C. 12 m high ... more ... BSW ? 62. Karri (26-57.945' N/79-11.320' E - 54 N/1). C. 12 m high - c. 10 acres. Modern village on mound. The mound full of brickbats. Near a tal. ... 117 Page 10. DILIP K CHAKRABARTI, RAKESH TEWAR1, RNSINGH, KK SINGH and RAJIV TRIVEDI centuries AD and later. 64. ...

South Asian studies, 2003

... Titre du document / Document title. From the ganga plain to the eastern and western deccan: A... more ... Titre du document / Document title. From the ganga plain to the eastern and western deccan: A field-study of the ancient routes. Auteur(s) / Author(s). CHAKRABARTI Dilip K. (1) ; TEWARI Rakesh (2) ; SINGH RN (3) ; Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s). ...

South Asian studies, 1997