PURATATTVA NO. 11 (1979-80)

CONTENTS Page Editorial Obituary ARTICLES The Banganga -Beas Palaeolithic Industry: A Look-Back 1 B.B. Lal

Lal suggests that in the upper reaches of the Beas and Sutlej, palaeoliths have a separate identity, and handaxes, cleavers and rear Levalloisian flakes are absent

Further Light on Lower Palaeolithic Occupation and Palaeoenvironment in semi-arid 11 Zone of Rajasthan V.N. Misra, S.N. Rajaguru, R.J. Wasson, G. Singh and D.P. Agrawal

Misra et al. point out that climatic conditions during Acheulian Period felicitated human occupation with a high proportion of tools, occurring in a stratified context

Excavations at Gufkral 19 A.K. Sharma

Sharma brings to light five periods of occupations at the Neolithic site in Kashmir Valley marked by animal and plant remains, and Grey and Dull Red Ware Pottery

Pariar-An Eastern Outpost of the Painted Grey Ware 26 B.B. Lal & K.N. Dikshit

This site shows five periods-Ochre Colour, BRW, PGW, NBPW and Sunga-Kushana levels

The Pre-Harappans in Punjab 32 Y.D. Sharma

Sharma outlines the continuity from Neolithic to Early Harappan Phase, the interactions with mature Harappans and the migrations into N-W

Lithic Industries of Bankura 39 Dilip K. Chakrabarti, D.K. Bhattacharya and R.K. Chattopadhyay

Chakrabarti et al. explore the frequency of microlithic industry in the Silavati valley and from four protohistoric-historic settlements

Some Aspects of Megalithic Culture of India 49 H. Sarkar

Sarkar discusses the typology, distribution and modes of disposal of the dead among Megalithic people

A Study of Place Names and Protohistoric Cultures in Andhra-Karnataka 56 I.K. Sarma

Sarma assumes that an analysis of the place-names brings out cultural patterns and movements of Protohistoric communities

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Protohistoric Indian Metal Tools for Tillage-A Note 59 K.V. Soundara Rajan

Soundara Rajan points out that tillage tools have a bearing upon growth of agriculture, nature of soil, water content and technology in relation to the past

Some New Finds in Fatehpur District 65 D.P. Sharma

Sharma reports cultural material from prehistorical and historical periods of the Ganga- Doab

Writing Indian Art History: A Search for Valid Approach 68 S.P. Gupta

Gupta discusses on various aspects of compiling a comprehensive and multifaceted history of Indian art

A Unique Patravahaka Yaksha Image from Ahichchhatra 74 Shashi Asthana

Asthana describes a Yaksha image in mottled red sand stone from Ahichchhatra

Some Literary References to Chinese Pottery in India 78 K.K. Mohammed

Mohammed refers to literary works on Chinese pottery during the periods of Mauryas, Delhi Sultans and Mughals

Composite Images of Lakshmi and Vishnu: Some Observations 81 M.C. Joshi

Joshi discusses various aspects of Vishnu and Lakshmi in Indian art in relation to aesthetics and religion

Door-Jamb at Kayavarohana: A Reappraisal 84 P.K. Trivedi

Trivedi describes the Pratihara influence on the art of the door-jamb at Kayavarohana, the ancient seat of Lakulisa cult

Are the Defences of Kausambi Really as old as 1025 B.C.? 88 B.B. Lal

Lal concludes that the defences of Kausambi do not go back to 10th Century BC, but may have been constructed half a Millennium later

The Use of Arch in the Kushan Palace At Kausambi 96 K.V. Soundara Rajan

Soundara Rajan points out that the accretionary vaulted and arched features of the palace remains at Kausambi are likely to be of the Medieval period

Is The Early Pottery from Kausambi Harappan? 103 K.N. Dikshit

Dikshit argues that the early pottery from Kausambi is ill-fired and associated with Black slipped ware phase at Chirand, and with PGW sites in western U.P.

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NOTES & NEWS Ayodhya: Mythical and Real 107 M.C. Joshi

Prehistoric Investigation in the Gambheeram Valley: Visakhapatnam Coast 109 P. Vijaya Prakash

Lalapur: An Acheulian Site in District Banda (UP) 113 J.N. Pandey

The Alleged Upper Palaeolithic Bone Mother Goddess from Belan 116 S.P. Gupta

Indus Sealing From Hulas 117 Iravatham Mahadevan

Dangwada (Ujjain)-A Chalcolithic Site 117 M.D. Khare

The Ganeshwar Culture - An Appraisal 120 K.N. Dikshit & A.K. Sinha

Pre-Harappan Pottery From Distt. Saharanpur, U.P 122 Shankar Nath

Khatoli-A Protohistoric Site in Harayana 123 R.P. Sharma

Harappan Furnaces 125 D.V. Sharma

A New Tool -Type of the "Copper Hoards" 127 S.P. Gupta

A Unique terracotta Figurine from the Jorwe Levels of Daimabad 128 S.A. Sali

Maltese Cross on Protohistoric Pottery 129 Madhu Bala

The Distribution and Types of Beads in the Gangetic Valley 131 S. Jamal Hassan

The Indus Valley Civilization-An Aryan Culture? 140 P.B. Bhattacharya

New Evidence From Kolhua Pillar 145 Kalyan Priya Gupta

A Burnt Brick Structure At Hulas 148 V.C. Sharma

Rotary Quern Mining Industry at Kakachia, District Panchmahal, Gujarat 149 V.H. Sonawane

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Newly Discovered Gupta Sculptures from Madhya Pradesh 150 C.B. Trivedi

The Historical Urbanization-A Suggestive Date 151 A.K. Sinha

On Tughluq Architecture of Gujarat 155 W.H. Siddiqui

A Note on the Treatment of an Excavated Iron Object 159 O.P. Agrawal & V.C. Sharma

Environmental Protection for Taj Mahal, Agra and other Monuments 160 B.N. Tandon

The Archaeological Material from West Bengal in the Zoological Survey of India 162 S. Banerjee

Slip on Pottery-A Case Study 164 D.K. Malik

BOOK REVIEWS M.S. Randhawa, A History of Agriculture in India 166 B.K. Thapar

P.C. Pant, Prehistoric Uttar Pradesh 167 D.P. Agrawal

A.H. Dani, Indus Civilization, New Perspectives 168 K.N. Dikshit

D.P. Agrawal, The Archaeology of India 169 Dilip K. Chakrabarti

Jean-Francois Jarrige-Mariecle, Fouilles De Pirak 170 K.N. Dikshit

H.N. Singh, History and Archaeology of Black-and-Red Ware (Chalcolithic Period) 170 S.P. Gupta

K.M. Srivastava, Community Movements in Protohistoric India 171 Dilip K. Chakrabarti

Ratan Parimoo, Life of Buddha in Indian Sculpture 171 S.P. Gupta

Seiichi Mizuno and Takayasu Hignchi (Eds.), Thareli 172 S.P. Gupta

Ananda Krishna (Ed.), Chhavi 172 S.P. Gupta

Chandra Bhushan Trivedi, Dashpur (Hindi) 172 S.P. Gupta

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I.K. Sharma, The Development of early Saiva Art Architecture with Special reference to 173 Andhradesh S.P. Gupta

Bridget and Raymond Allchin, The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan 173 K.N. Dikshit

Amarnath Khanna, Archaeology of India 174 M.D. Khare

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