Indian Archaeology 1974-75 a Review
INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGY 1974-75 —A REVIEW EDITED BY B. K. THAPAR Director General Archaeological Survey of India ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI 1979 Cover Antiquities from Antichak, Mathura and Piprahwa 1979 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Price : Rs. 55.0 PRINTED AT NABA MUDRAN PRIVATE LTD., CALCUTTA, 700004 PREFACE This annual Review, like its predecessors, incorporates matter on the archaeological activities in the country during the year 1974-75. As usual the material has come from diverse sources, and I gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of all those whose contri- butions have been included here. As already known, these have been done without making any basic changes in respective facts and interpretations thereof. I heartily thank my colleagues in the Archaeological Survey of India who have helped me in bringing out this issue within a very short time. New Delhi 1 May 1979 B. K. THAPAR CONTENTS PAGE I. Explorations and Excavations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... l Andhra Pradesh, 1; Assam, 7; Bihar, 7; Gujarat, 11; Haryana, 16; Himachal Pradesh, 16; Karnataka, 17; Kerala, 21; Madhya Pradesh, 21; Maharashtra, 29; Meghalaya, 36; Orissa, 36; Punjab, 37; Rajasthan, 37; Tamil Nadu, 37; Uttar Pradesh, 38; West Bengal, 51. II. Epigraphy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 53 Sanskritic and Dravidic inscriptions, 53. Andhra Pradesh, 53; Gujarat, 53; Karnataka, 54; Madhya Pradesh, 54; Orissa, 55; Tamil Nadu, 56; Uttar Pradesh, 59; West Bengal, 59. Arabic and Persian inscriptions, 60. Gujarat, 60; Haryana, 61; Jammu and Kashmir, 61; Karnataka, 62; Maharashtra, 63; Uttar Pradesh, 63; West Bengal, 64. III. Numismatics and Treasure Trove ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 Gujarat, 65; Madhya Pradesh, 65; Rajasthan, 65; Uttar Pradesh, 66.
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