Vol-8 Number-3 July 2023
Chief Editor: Vijay Kumar
Publisher: National Trust for Promotion of Knowledge, Lucknow
Mode of Publication: Online (e-Journal)
This article by Vijay Kumar gives the statistical analysis of copper hoard weapons and implements which shows the population distributions of weapons of different types. This collection has total 109 Lugged spears & harpoons. The population distribution of the harpoons etc. shows that 27 % of the people had large build whereas 73 % people were of average built. This collection has a chopper with intersecting circle design which was also popular with Harappans. It also has a copper saw and handguard plates with kettle-drum shaped decorations. This article also describes an antennae sword with semi-circular antennas, a sword with dog shaped antennae, very large anthropomorphic figure weighing 2.670 kilogram, a shouldered axe with the engraved figure of boar and flat celts bearing figures of ‘V’ of English letter, plants with leaves, snake, deer, geometrical figures, Swastika, composite bull, flower, scorpion and bull-fish figure. This gives a fair idea about the aesthetic sense of people belonging to OCP culture
This article by Aakanksha Roychowdhury & Jitendra Singh gives the details of copper hoard found from Madarpur (District Moradabad), Bajpur (District Shahjahanpur) and Ganeshpura (District Mainpuri) in Uttar Pradesh. Madarpur hoard consisted of 31 anthropomorphic figures. Bajpur hoard has 9 harpoons, weighing from 172 grams – 826 grams. The copper hoard discovered at Ganeshpura has 77 copper objects including anthropomorphic figures, swords, harpoons and spear heads of different shaped & sizes.
This article by Vijay Kumar, Vijay Bahadur Yadav and Sanjay Agarwal gives the terracotta collection kept at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Roohelkhand University, Panchal Museum Bareilly district Bareilly U.P. & Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly district Bareilly U.P. It includes antiquities of Pre-Mauryan, Mauryan, Kushan, Gupta and Medieval period.
This article by Dr. Dibishada Brajasundar Garnayak, Prajnya Pratim Pradhan, Umakanta Bhoi, Sadhish Sharma, Himanshu Mahajan, Y Prabakar Paul, Rajat Singh, Aditya Rathore & Arpit Tiwari gives the details of Buddhist stupa found at the top of village (hillock) Parabhadi (Sukhuapada) Tehsil Darpana, District Jajpur, Odisha. This hill also contains rock-cut caves, the image of Buddha and a stupa of square base & circular plan was discovered here. The stupa was built using ashlar masonry and is dateable to 7th-8th century A.D. & is related to Mahayana sect of Buddhism. The site has yielded a lot of sculptural fragment but two dhyani Buddha images and two images of broken Parikar are notable. It has also yielded stone pestles, stone & terracotta sling balls and stone discs. Grey ware & red ware potteries have been recovered from the site. The site has also yielded two votive terracotta plaques showing the images of Buddha.
This research paper by Abdul Rashid Lone, Irfan Bashir, Subzar Ahmad, Yasir Ahmad & Rasik Ahmad discusses the preliminary results of an archaeological field survey carried at Ichnad, an ancient settlement located in the Aishmuqam area of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The survey was conducted in two seasons. In season first, few pottery sherds, Kushan period bricks and one broken stone sculpture were documented, from the village located at the foot hill. Oral sources prompted the authors to revisit the settlement for the second time which led to the discovery of another settlement on the top of the hill towards the northern side of the village. Huge terracotta storage jars, few pot sherds and one fragment of a door was noticed in addition to ruins of a shelter and rubble masonry fortification of a watch station. The analysis of the data permitted us to date the lower terrace of the area to the Kushan period and upper area was probably used for security purposes where a watch station (drang) belonging to the early medieval times was discovered
This article by Irfan Qayoom Shah, Ajmal Shah & Vrushab Mahesh is a comprehensive study of the memorial stones discovered in the Kashmir Valley, as no comprehensive study has been conducted thus far to comprehend these particular memorial stones. These memorial stones are native and mostly found in close proximity to springs (known as Nag) and Baoli’s, and are held in high esteem and revered as sacred representations of Hindu deities by the locals in the Lolab Valley. The tradition of erecting memorial stones can be traced back to the early historic period and extends to the later historic era particularly in Kashmir region. The memorial stones bear resemblance in their forms to the
memorial stones found across the Indian subcontinent, and were erected in honor of individuals who lost their lives in battle, cattle raids and self-immolation rituals. This paper makes a first ever attempt to understand the typology and iconography of memorial stones found during field surveys undertaken in the Lolab valley in Kupwara district, UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
This article by Prof. Manvendra Kumar Pundhir gives the description of the tomb of Firoz Khan which is an octagonal double storey structure. The first storey forms the platform of the building and second storey carries the tomb building with a cupola at the top & turrets standing on the corners of the octagon. The tomb has a gate on the eastern side. It has a mosque on the western side having pyramidal shaped vaulted roof and pillared pavilions on the north & south side of the tomb. The ground plan shows the recesses on all seven sides and ground floor of the gate on the eastern side. The grave is reached by a long gallery connected to the octagonal ground floor room having the grave. The entrance of this gallery is from the southern side
This article by Maisnam Luwangningthou & Prof. Oinam Ranjit Singh discusses that Humans have developed diverse means to preserve various food resources to meet their needs during times of scarcity as well in off-season. Fishes are a very perishable food commodity and various communities from different parts of the world have their own unique methods of fish preservation techniques which also enhances the taste and nutrition. The Meiteis of Manipur possess the knowledge of preserving fish which caters to their taste and future use when it is needed. Simple and easy traditional methods are used by the Meiteis in the preservation of the fishes instead of the modern techniques. This paper attempts to highlights the preservation techniques of the Meiteis, and its close association with the socio-economic and cultural life of the Meiteis. An extensive field survey has been conducted on the villages of Manipur, focusing mainly on those villages whose livelihood and occupation are based on fishing. The techniques of anthropological data collection i.e., participation, observation, interview methods are adopted with the fishermen and local people who practice fish preservation traditionally to collect the necessary data.
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