Vol-1 Number-4 October 2016
Chief Editor: Vijay Kumar
Publisher: National Trust for Promotion of Knowledge, Lucknow
Mode of Publication: Online (e-Journal)
Site of Khanak district Bhiwani, Haryana, India, an Early Harappan site has been mined for tin from ancient period. This excavation revealed that during Early and Mature Harappan periods, this site was occupied. The ceramic industry of these periods was confirmed by the excavation. In addition to that steatite beads, terracotta pieces, beads of semi-precious stones were also found. The excavation also revealed metallurgical activities in this area.
The faunal remains found at Siyapur were analyzed by Alexandra Iona Cuza and her team. She has given a clear picture of the food habits of the ancient settlers of this place from pre-PGW period to Kushan period. The examination of faunal remains reveals that the flesh formed very important part of their diet. This site is an important site in Ganga valley. The results of this site are quite representative of the whole area.
The contribution of Vikuosa Nienu to the archaeology of the region may perhaps seem like an unfamiliar one to the majority of archaeologists from Northeast India. Nonetheless, the value of his work stands out for two reasons – firstly, prior to this research, no archaeological investigation had ever been conducted in Nagaland beyond mere archaeological reconnaissance. It was a time when political situations in Nagaland were tense, making field archaeology problematic and challenging. Secondly, this pioneering work is laudable due to its theoretical underpinnings of three dominant paradigms – culture-historical, processual and behavioural archaeology where Nienu gained exposure as a student at the University of California, Berkeley and at the Grasshopper Pueblo Field School during the early 1970s. The paper examines Nienu's formative years at the School of Archaeology, New Delhi, and thereafter his field experiences and academic environment and the major paradigms that shaped his understanding of the region's prehistory in the course of his later research.
The crops introduced from multiple regions along with indigenous crops over time played significant role in the subsistence systems of the Indus settlers. Two agricultural strategies can be identified in Kutch region, one is based on rabi crops on which the Harappan civilization was founded and the second is by the addition of kharif crops. The shift towards dryland farming during Late Harappan times (2000-1500 BC) may be seen as cultural adaptation to prolonged drought or weakening of SW monsoon in late Holocene (~4.2 ka), to which millets are better suited.
Despite its unique importance so far Deogarh could not receive due attention of the scholars and lovers of Indian art and culture. Besides number of Jaina temples and enormous Jaina sculptures ranging from about 7th- 8th to 18th century CE, Deogarh has also yielded the examples of temple architecture and sculptures of Gupta and Post-Gupta period, Pre-historic rock paintings (in Rājghāṭī, Nāharghāṭī and Siddhaghāṭī) and tools and early medieval inscriptions and rock-cut sculpture of Brahmanical and Buddha and Buddhist (near Nāharghāṭī caves) deities. The prolific Digambara Jaina site of Deogarh had developed without any direct royal patronage. The presence and dynamic activities of Jaina Ācāryas and Munis must have attracted the masses, traders and all other affluent classes of Jaina community, who had contributed immensely to the art activity at the site beginning almost from 7th-8th century CE.
This article gives the details of the antiquities found in and around the Jain temples of Deogarh district Lalitpur, U.P. India. It describes the architecture of the temples, the iconography of the images kept in them and the descriptions of sculptural and architectural fragments lying around in this area. This article tries to reconstruct the history of different temples also. It also tries to trace the ancient history of this place through the inscriptions and antiquities found in this area.
This article describes medieval monuments of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Special attention has been given to the Mughal monuments like Akbar’s fort in Ajmer city, Taragarh fort, antiquities of Ana Sagar and Jahangir’s Baradari, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The archaeological study also gives incite into the political dynamics of that period.
This study investigates the symbolic meanings of Mughal gardens along with their functional use as improviser of microclimate. A built environment in general is a reflection of culture and society in terms of its meaning and symbol. Outdoor spaces in historical buildings on one hand improve the microclimate of the site while on other hand they have symbolic meanings. The concept of paradise in Islam has always been a source of inspiration for the Muslim world to design the landscape in and around the buildings. Beautiful amalgamation of Iranian principles and native elements of design, similar to Indo-Islamic architecture was followed in Mughal gardens. Water, flora and fauna and their layout in a specific manner had a strong association with their symbolic meanings. Each element of landscape whether soft (grass, shrubs, trees etc.) or hard (Pathways, pavilions, fountains etc.), was arranged in a geometry that made it distinct but harmonious to its architecture. These elements as a whole reflect the immediate surroundings of the buildings and made them climate responsive.
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