Vol-3 Number-1 January 2018
Chief Editor: Vijay Kumar
Publisher: National Trust for Promotion of Knowledge, Lucknow
Mode of Publication: Online (e-Journal)
Likhichhaj is the important area of rock shelters in the neighbourhood of river Asan district Morena, Madhya Pradesh. Author explored this area and found some unique paintings on the walls and the ceilings of the shelters of Likhichhaj. Author touched only an outer part of Likhichhaj area because the whole forest area is heavily forested an inaccessible. Dacoit gangs are also active in the aforesaid area. May be this was the one region that remains unexplored by the scholars. The rock paintings reveal the day to day life of pre-historic man and herds of wild animals which he hunted as a source of food.
This note presents the details of a newly discovered cupule site, Honnenahalli, Hirisave, district Hassan, southern Karnataka. The cupule site is identified on an isolated granite outcrop by the side of the present day highway and is in risk getting destroyed because of road widening activities. It indicates that pre-historic men lived in this area and left his signature in the form of cup marks which are connected to religious rituals of pre-historic man.
The basic research objective in this research paper is to examine the scattering pattern of the archaeological evidences in the site called Ihala Kalawellā Ulpatha and its environs. Ihala Kalawellā Ulpatha is administratively located in the Wāyā Ulpatha GN division of Palugaswewa DS division in North Central province of Sri Lanka. Recent preliminary archaeological investigations carried out at Ihala Kalawellā Ulpatha indicate that it has a high potential for further study on the spread of ancient settlement patterns in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. Field exploration, literature review, personal communication and comparative analysis are the key data retrieval methods in this research. In addition to above-mentioned methods, remote sensing techniques and applications were also used in this research to analyse and interpret the spatial data. Approximately 1256ha physical area had been detailing examined by the surface foot survey for this purpose. The present survey proved that the study area represents evidences from prehistory to late historical periods. Archaeological evidences proved that most of these are related to the Early Iron Age (EIA). According to evidences, it can be concluded that this region attracted man from pre-historic to historical periods.
This is an ethno-archaeological study of present day bead makers of Khambhat, Gujarat by Rajesh Kumar Meena. He describes in great details the process of making beads from agate, quartz, jasper, amethyst, and fossil stones. He describes the process in nine steps which are as follows: (1) Drying, (2) First Heating, (3) Sawing, (4) First Chipping, (5) Second Chipping, (6) Grinding, (7) Polishing (8) Drilling and (9) Secondary heating. These bead makers are ethnic survivals of ancient Harappan bead makers. Their technique gives a glimpse into the art of making bead from semi-precious stones.
This article gives in details the description of the antiquities kept in the Kannauj Museum, Kannauj, U.P. These antiquity have been recovered from different parts of Kannauj city and its surrounding area. The study of this material helps in reconstructing the history, religion and culture of Northern India. The changing patterns of the major and minor religions of Northern India is reflected in the archaeological material available in the museum. This collection also gives the glimpses into the day to day life of ancient inhabitants of Kannauj.
In this article, Prof. Amar Singh gives the panoramic view of the literature about North Indian Architecture. He traces the evolution of medieval Indian architecture from Vedic age to 16th century A.D. He examines the Vedic literature, Sutras, Epics, Purāņas, Pali canons, Jātakas, Agamas, Tantras, Brihatsaṁhitā, Arthaśāstra of Kautilya and works of Viśvakarmā, Samarangana-Sūtradhara, Aparājitā-praccha, works of Sūtradhara Mandana, Manasara, Mayamatam and Śilparatna. He gives in details the architectural texts given in the ancient literature and traces the evolution of Indian architecture right from the Vedic period to medieval period.
This article traces the history of Rromas (Gypsies) from the invasion of Mahmud Ghazanavi to their dispersal all over the Europe and the new world. The linguistic evidence about the connection of Rromani language with modern Indian languages gives an insight into the making of the different dialects of this language. He examines various Arabic, Persian and European sources and makes the hazy Rroma history vivid. He also examines the history of Kannauj in details from Rromani prospective. The Article exposes the readers to different aspects of Rromani history, dialect and culture.
The glory of Indo-Islamic architecture has a long history, spanning from thirteenth century to mid of nineteenth century. With the amalgamation of ancient Indian, Persian and Timurid architecture, medieval India encompasses distinct features in comparison to contemporary world. The sculpturesque quality of Indian architecture mingled with openness of Islamic architecture to create a spectacular spaces and forms. First Sultans of Delhi and later Mughal patrons facilitated to carved the contemporary built environment. Imperial patronage dominated throughout medieval India and glorified the Indo-Islamic architecture till it reached its zenith during Shahjahan’s period and eventuated in the form of the magnificent Taj Mahal. With the declination of Mughal Empire, however, the patronage of monuments shifted from imperial to sub-imperial authorities, due to lack of emperor’s personal interest in building expensive monuments. But still a continuity of Indo-Islamic architecture could be observed in the late Mughal period through some important sub-imperial monuments. This paper explores the significance of Ghaziuddin Khan Complex, a monument of late Mughal period, in the development of Indo-Islamic architecture.
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