Vol-7 Number-1 January 2022
Chief Editor: Vijay Kumar
Publisher: National Trust for Promotion of Knowledge, Lucknow
Mode of Publication: Online (e-Journal)
This article by Ravinder & Manoj Kumar Singh is based on preliminary exploratory research which aimed to undertake a pilot survey of two already explored archaeological sites namely Kondapeta and E. Ramapuram in Sagileru river basin, Andhra Pradesh. These sites were revisited to get an insight into the prevailing culture of primitive men and to understand the potentiality of harbouring prehistoric cultures. This exploration resulted in the discovery of two new prehistoric sites namely Modampalle and Nallaguntla. The study was undertaken primarily by pedestrian ground surveying through systematic direct visual observation of the area and the lithic assemblages found. The early men occupied these regions commencing from the lower Palaeolithic up to the Upper Palaeolithic period, demonstrating a gradual cultural evolution of man.
Megalithic Culture indicates ‘huge stone burial culture’ which are the predominant archaeological remains of the Iron Age that represents a formative stage of the history of Kerala in general and Wayanad district in particular. Due to the unavailability of habitational evidences the Iron Age researches of Kerala are mainly based on grave goods which provide possible clues related to the material culture of Iron Age people. Wayanad a small hilly district of Kerala yielded varied types of megalithic burial monuments. Sulthan Bathery, a Taluk of Wayanad district is very rich in such kind of Archaeological evidences. The typology, architecture and grave goods obtained from megalithic monuments of the study area indicate that the people who belonged to this culture were technologically advanced and were aware about every form of livelihood. However, no systematic explorations and excavations have been conducted in the study area to understand the characteristics features of Megalithic people and their livelihood till date.
This article by Himandri Dash gives the details of archaeological investigations conducted in the Middle Mahanadi valley region of Odisha during the last few decades. These have brought to light the evidence of human occupation from the Lower Paleolithic period to the Early Historic period. A large numbers of beads were found as a result of this archaeological investigation in the Middle Mahanadi Valley Region of Odisha. The beads discovered help us to understand the manufacturing techniques, raw materials, individual ideology, and also the aesthetic sense of the user. This paper aims to discuss the distribution of beads from Proto-Historic and Early-Historic sites of Middle Mahanadi Valley, Odisha.
This article by Dr. Sujeet Nayan & Moirangthem Jackson Singh gives the details of recent archaeological investigations in Mizoram and produce ample evidence that megaliths are widely scattered in various parts of the state. The archaeological site Vangchhia which is believed to be the point from where the Mizos entered their present homeland. It occupies a special place in the megalithic map of the state. Megaliths such as richly carved menhirs and rock art in the form of petroglyphs are profusely found on the site. Till date, the Mizos, like many other tribal groups in northeast India have a living megalithic tradition. This paper makes an attempt to throw light on these antiquarian remains and how it inter-relates with the past and present Mizo society. A scientific study of these material remains gives vital clues about the past Mizo society. During recent exploration works, the structural remains similar to Vangchhia have been discovered in other parts of the region which suggests a close cultural resemblance. Erecting megaliths is one of the striking features associated with the Mizo culture and tradition. These megaliths have different types and functionalities. These served as memorials to the dead as well as to the living. The characteristic features of megaliths in Mizoram include the raising of upright stones, alignments, table-stones, cairns etc.
This article by Vijay Kumar & Acharya Virjanand Daivkarni is the catalogue of copper hoard weapons, tools & ornaments kept in Haryana State Archaeological Museum, Gurukul Jhajjar District Jhajjar Haryana, numbering 1300. This collection includes celts, flat celts, harpoons, shouldered axes, swords, antennae swords, currier’s knives, chisels, Khantis, leather hole cutters, bangles, wire shaped like two spirals and a handle shaped like a bull.
This article by Vijay Kumar & Amit Rai Jain is the catalogue of copper hoard weapons, tools & ornaments kept in in Shahjad Rai Research Institute, Baraut district Baghpat U.P. This collection includes celts, flat celts, harpoons, shouldered axes, swords, antennae sword, chisels, Khanti, leather hole cutter, bangle, anthropomorphic figure and a ring.
This article by Vijay Kumar, Alok Ranjan & Sanjai Agarwal is the catalogue of 331 seals & sealings kept at kept at Government Museum Mathura district Mathura U.P., Patna Museum & Bihar Museum district Patna Bihar and Sanjai Agarwal’s Collection Bareilly district Bareilly U.P. The votive sealings with Pratityasamutpadagatha is an important feature of this article.
This paper by G. H. Inoka Dilhani is based on the study of 139 theses/dissertations accepted by the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR) during the period of 2000 -2018, which are available in the Library. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the subject areas of research in archaeology and related disciplines. The main objective of this study was to find out the year and language wise distribution, to identify the subject coverage and the postgraduate research trends in the field of archaeology in Sri Lanka in last two decades. This study would prove to be of importance for researchers because it gives the details of ongoing research works carried out in field of Archaeology in Sri Lanka. A lack of stability in the growth of the discipline of archaeology could be observed in the past 20 years. More specifically, a downfall was recorded in the period of 2009-2012.
This article by Alka Srivastava gives the atlas of pollen characters of Subfamily Mimosoideae which includes trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants under light microscopy. This atlas could be used as a reference by future researchers for comparison with the pollen remains found from different excavated sites.
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