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Investigating Neolithic and Iron Age South India. Images, links, descussion, and contact
information.
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/Projects/bellary/index.html
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Archaeobotany of the Vindhyan Neolithic, Gangetic India, Uttar Pradesh
This study, in collaboration with Professor J. N. Pal hopes to assess the evidence for early rice
cultivation, as well as other crops, from the Mesolithic to Neolithic archaeological sequence
provided by the sites of Chopani-Mando, Koldihwa and Mahagara.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/profiles/fuller/Belan.htm
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Archaeobotany of Early Historic sites in Southern Tamil Nadu
Sites sampled included two that were under excavation by the Tamil State Government Department of
Archaeology and one which Dr. Rajan has had excavations on in the past.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/profiles/fuller/tamil.htm
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Archaeobotanical and Settlement Survey, South Indian Neolithic
Fieldwork has involved Reinvestigation of known archaeological sites through test excavations
together with Professor Ravi Korisettar of Karnatak University and Dr. P. C. Venkatasubbaiah.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/profiles/fuller/India.html
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Monk Mummy Found in Mountains
From phayul, a mummy of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, believed to be about 500 years old, has been found
in India's northern Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=6214
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1,100-year-old Chola Stone Inscription Found
From the Hindu, inscription of the Parantaka Chola period has been discovered at a Siva temple at
Ezhuchur, near Padappai, in Sriperumbudur taluk of Kancheepuram District.
http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/31/stories/2003123107210400.htm
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A Puzzling Wreck
From Archaeology, India's first ancient shipwreck, discovered recently in the coastal town of
Kadakkarapally, has archaeologists stumped.
http://www.archaeology.org/magazine.php?page=0401/newsbriefs/boat
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1,000-Year-Old Sculpture Found
From New Inda Press, research team of Kongu Naadu Vellalar Trust has found a 1,000-year-old
sculpture at Athanur Amman Temple near Rasipuram, highlighting the importance of trade activities
of Tamils.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20031126041305&Page=T&Title=Southern+New....
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900-Year-Old Ship Found Beneath Rice Field
From Ananova, a sailing vessel that experts believe sank off the coast of southern India 900 years
ago has been found buried in a rice field.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_831662.html?menu=
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1000-year-old, Long Tamil Inscription Found
From the Hindu, a long inscription in Tamil, running to 28 lines and about 1,000 years old, has
been discovered at a temple in Ennayiram village, 18 km from Villupuram town in Tamil Nadu.
http://www.hindu.com/2003/11/07/stories/2003110701571300.htm
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Kadakkarappally Excavations 2003
A brief report on the excavation of a sailboat at Kadakkarappally, Alapuzha dit, Kerala.
http://education.vsnl.com/archaeology/mboat.html
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Search for Lost River Throws Up 300 AD Site in Haryana
Extensive excavation in the last seven months at Adi Badri site, 40 km north of the Yamunanagar
district in Haryana, has yielded a 300 AD Kushan site, and speculation that this may be the spot
where the river had originated.
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEP20030812135111&Title=States&rLink=0
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Megalithic Pochampad: The Skeletal Biology and Archaeological Context of an Iron Age Site in Andhra Pradesh, India
Asian Perspectives 41(1). Human skeletal remains from a burial site in southern India excavated in
the 1960s by the Department of Archaeology and Museums of the Government of Andhra Pradesh,
Hyderabad, have been analyzed. (PDF)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v041/41.1kennedy.pdf
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Ritual and Presentation in Early Buddhist Religious Architecture
Asian Perspectives 43(1). The physical organization and layout of Buddhist reliquary mounds,
stupas, provides a window into the forms of ritual practiced by Buddhists in the first few
centuries B.C. through the end of the second century A.D. (PDF)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asian_perspectives/v042/42.1fogelin.pdf
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Government to Dig up the Path of the Mythical Saraswati River
From New India Press, Indian government has decided to take up excavation along the entire stretch
of what was once the route of the long dried Saraswati river from Haryana to Gujarat.
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEH20030725112452&Page=H&Title=Top+Stories&....
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India and Southern Asia Chronology
Articles and images.
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/India/India.html
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Archaeology in the Third World
Review by D. P. Agrawal of Dilip K. Chakrabarti's 2003 volume.
http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_rv/t_rv_agraw_third.htm
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Wreck of British Merchant Ship Found
From Ananova, Indian navy divers have discovered the wreck of a late 18th-century British merchant
ship on a coral reef off India's southern coast.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_758651.html
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Excavations to Resolve Temple Row
From Guardian Unlimited, a court in India ordered archaeologists to excavate the site of the
demolished Ayodhya mosque to determine whether a Hindu temple ever existed there.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,908247,00.html
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Urban Settlement Unearthed by Archaeologists in Calcutta
From Radio Australia News, remains of an urban settlement dating to the second century BCE have
been unearthed on the outskirts of Calcutta.
http://abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_765865.htm
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Indian 'Jews' resist DNA tests to prove they are a lost tribe
From the Telegraph, members of a remote community of Indians who claim to be descendants of one of
the 10 lost tribes of Israel are resisting plans to carry out genetic tests to prove their
Jewishness.
http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2002%2F11%2F10%2Fwtribe10.xml
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Asoka Statues Unearthed in India
An article from the BBC reporting the discovery of two statues of King Asoka.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1646907.stm
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Mystery of Delhi's Iron Pillar Unraveled
Metallurgists at Kanpur IIT have discovered that a thin layer of misawite, a compound of iron,
oxygen and hydrogen, has protected the 1,600-year-old cast iron pillar from rust.
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=12824
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Rice
The history of the origin of rice.
http://www.mssrf.org/fris9809/orissa-rice.html#top
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13th century copper plates found in Orissa
A report from the Indo-Asian News Service on the discovery by a farmer in Bhubaneswar, Orissa of
seven Ganga Dynasty engraved copper plates.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/011122/43/19bn3.html
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Sea Trade Between Romans and India Rivaled Silk Road
From Deseret News, on how spices, gems and other exotic cargo excavated from an ancient port on
Egypt's Red Sea show that the sea trade between the Roman Empire and India was more extensive than
previously thought.
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,405011230,00.html
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Indian Archaeologists Find British Shipwreck
From Ananova, archaeologists in India have discovered the wreck of a 200-year-old British ship.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_613671.html
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6th Century Granite Idols Found
From Yahoo News, Two granite sculptures of Lord Siva and goddess Saraswathi, dating to the sixth
century, have been recovered during clearing operations at the historic Thayumanaswamy temple atop
the Rock Fort here.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/020621/54/1qh10.html
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Gupta Era Statue Found in Patna
From the Times of India reporting that a statue belonging to the Gupta period was unearthed while
digging for construction of a temple near Rani Ghat on the outskirts of Patna district.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_ID=12872702
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Concern Over Distortions
An article in Frontline reporting that participants at the Kolkata session of the Indian History
Congress express concern over attempts to distort history in school textbooks and thus subvert
secular education.
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1802/18020840.htm
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Artifacts or Geofacts?
An alternative explanation of alleged artifacts from the Gulf of Cambay, western India.
http://www.intersurf.com/~chalcedony/geofact.shtml
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Archaic Indian Punch Marked Coins
An article by Shailendra Bhandare on approaches to the classification of Archaic Indian punch
marked coins.
http://www215.pair.com/sacoins/public_html/shailenspaper.htm
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Prehistoric Rock Paintings in India
Examples of cave art dating back over 20,000 years.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/rockpain/betaka.htm
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Social Life in Medieval Deccan : Status of Women
Status of Women in 14th Century South India.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/ancient/women.htm
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A Unique Memorial to a Learned Lady
Recent discovery of a stone portrait of a woman scholar of the 10th century.
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/savinirmadi.htm
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Hindutva and History
An editorial article in Frontline discussing history as projected by Hindutva ideologues, which is
being introduced to children through textbooks and is being imposed upon research institutes.
http://www.flonnet.com/fl1720/17200150.htm
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Peopling of India
An article discussing research into mDNA base sequences, combined with archaeological and
linguistic data as applied to the question of the peopling of India.
http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/cesmg/peopling.html
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A History of Indian Architecture- A Study in Diversity
The history, archaeology of Indian architecture.
http://www.boloji.com/architecture/00001.asp
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Temple and Village: Patterns and Prints of India
A special exhibition at the Frank H. McClung Museum in 1998. Includes a short description of
textiles in ancient India.
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/indiatex/indiatex.htm
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Man and Man-Lion: the Philadelphia Narasimha
Article by Dr. Michael W. Meister discussing a red sandstone attached sculpture of Narasimha
(Vishnu as the Man-Lion or Killer of Demons).
http://www.arth.upenn.edu/narasimha/paper.html
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Buddhist Archaeological Sites
A survey of Buddhist archaeological sites with links to photographs of surviving stupas and museum
sculpture collections.
http://members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/buddhist.html
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