DOCSLIB.ORG

Chapter H the Sites, Their Ecological Setting and Cultural Sequence

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Chapter H the Sites, Their Ecological Setting and Cultural Sequence Chapter H The Sites, Their Ecological Setting and Cultural Sequence Fig. 2.1. Map showing Chalcolithic site* referred in the text, A M H If (; M' 0 ft<' c ADIUA pnAOESH V N /P f~ GUJAMAT ( > - - ^_ 1. - OIIULE ^) 1 y , \ \ AMnAVAU •r'-X .9 ) ARAI I • 1 'f !., •\, NTOPUH ;.»'"" JAIOAOH nUlRAMA \ r .'"'• JWAIUMIA',^ / 1 \ ) --' NA5HIK "i _< ,- 1 1 AKOIA • i ' 'AVnAMOARAO 1 VAIMAl , ^.f^ 1 6 M\ A ..^ M^' A-,, n A (S H,/ T n X >' y IHAME ^V'' " 3 4'"5-v, > ! ^~--^ - f • • •'-/—, ( PAnBMAItl / •;-.• -,^^ AMMAD'MOAn > .-J ; cnt/MrJUU <-' ] '"•', ./" / \ \ \-- ' BIO ( 1 f HANDED*' N \ - i"; \ 6 \ iMANAOAOVJ /^ ANOHMA PMADESM 1 .,_ ', lAiun j L , SOlAPUn lAIARA lnoniH ' VlAINACiini / SAimii ' ' -> 1 ) ( ) \ '• iiAPun, -^ s 1 <•. " KM \tMIAKA y' \ 5ii(0l|u lunoj v -^ ") 1( \ * \ J 1 - • 1. Kaothe, Z. Nasik, 3. Daiiabad, 4. Nevasa. 5. Apegaon, 6. UaltTi, 7. lna«lgaon, 8, Tuljapu^ Garhi and 9. Ada'k. 12 THE SITES, THEIR ECOLOGICAL SETTING AND CULTURAL SEQUENCE 2.1. Chalcolithic sites Over 200 Chalcolithic sites have been reported from Maharashtra, a majority of which belonged to the Early Jorwe 'U^ll: period followed by the Walwa and very few of the Late Jorwe | ' '^ a period. Of the total fourteen excavated Chalcolithic sites, in western Maharashtra only Inamgaon, Kaothe, Walki, ^, Tuljapur Garhi and Adam (Fig 2.1) have produced reports of ' detailed faunal studies. Nevasa, Apegaon, Daimabad and Nasik have given only brief reports of the animals, the rest of the excavation reports do not mention anything about the faunal remains except for some small description of stray animal motifs depicted on the pottery. Published data from the above sites are also used for comparative purposes. INAMGAON The Chalcolithic site at Inamgaon (N lat. 18"36'; E long. 74*32') in Pune district is situated on the right bank of the river Ghod, a tributary of the Bhima. The total inhabited 7 i i area roughly measures 550 X 430 m. The maximum length of the \ mound northsouth is 215 m and the breadth eastwest is 175 m. The total cultural deposit is 4.IB m thick. Three cultural periods were noticed and they are as follows: Malwa Phase 1600 B.C.-1400 B.C. Early Jorwe Phase 1400 B.C.- 1000 B.C. and Late Jorwe Phase 1000 B.C.- 700 B.C. This is one of the most extensive Chalcolithic sites in Maharashtra. This site was excavated by Late Prof. H.D. 13 Sankalia, Prof. M.K. Dhavalikar and Dr. Z.D. Ansari from the department of Archaeology, Deccan College, Pune for about twelve field Beasons between 1968-1984 (Dhavalikar, et.aJ. 19BBa). The Chalcolithic settlement at Inamgaon is situated on an alluvial fill terrace about 14 m above the bed level of the river Ghod. Geologically this area is covered by Cretaceous-Eocene Deccan Trap basalts. Except the older alluvium of the late Pleistocene age and the sub-recent alluvium of the Holocene age there are no later formations. This area falls in typical semi-and zone with the mean annual rainfall 500 mm. The rainfall is received from the Southwest monsoons during the four months from mid June to mid October. The soils around this region are black in PI i colour. Black colour of the soil is due to the presence of clay-humus colloidal complex formed by blo-inorganic processes. The vegetation is of scrub type. The xerophytic vegetation includes typical species like Bor {2 i zyphus jujuhi) ^ wild Babhul {Acacia arabica)^ Khair iAcacia catechu) ^ Chinch (Tamarindus mdica) , etc. The food economy of the early farming communities at Inamgaon was based on subsistence agriculture, stock- raising, hunting and fishing. The plant remains from the site reveal that the inhabitants had knowledge of double cropping (Kajale 1988). Large rectangular structures are identified as granaries in the Malwa and the Early Jorwe phases. In the Malwa and the Early Jorwe, the structures are rectangular in shape and are circular in the Late Jorwe 7 ^. 14 phase <Dh«valikar 1988). A major part of the faunal remains have been studied by Thomas (1988). The faunal assemblage comprises mammals, reptiles, birds, fishes and molluscs. Over 35 animal species are identified at Inamgaon. The domestic animals identified are cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, dog, pig, horse and ass and the wild animal species are sambar, chital, blackbuck, foui— horned antelope, hare and mongoose, etc. WALK I The ancient site Walki (N lat.lB* 35'; E long.74» 18) is located about 32 km west of Inamgaon, in the Pune district. It is situated on the right bank of the river Bhima near the confluence of river the Mula. This was excavated by Prof. M.K. Dhavalikar for two field seasons between 1985 and 1987. The site was probably occupied around 1200 B.C. (Dhavalikar et. al. 1990b). The site is located in the semi-arid zone of north Deccan where the annual rainfall is around 500 mm and most of it occurs during the monsoon months from June to October. The remaining eight months are characterised by extremely dry weather. In the earlier part of this century, there was thick scrub forest, and small games were plentifully available and also small herds of deer and wild boar. But the increasing population has been destroying the forest cover with the result that the landscape today is totally bare and almost all wild animals became totally extinct with the depletion of 15 the forest cover. The important feature of this Jorwe culture site le xte circular huts with flimsy floors and had no solid walls which indicate their temporary nature. The settlement was occupied only during the winter season. The bone tool made of the shoulder bone of cattle, had two perforations and was triangle in shape and the 35 cm long antler fragment which was hollow, are very significant and unique findings. yid"^ (e* Probably these two tools were associated with agricultural C operat ions. More than 50,000 fragments of bones have been collected from this excavation. The 26 species identified include mammals, birds, reptiles and fishes. Cattle was the most predominant animal in the food economy and the second most important animal was blackbuck which was excessively hunted by the inhabitants of Walki (Joglekar 1992; Joglekar and Thomas 1995). KAOTHE The Chalcolithic site, Kaothe (N lat. 21* 00'; E long. 74*18') is situated on the left bank of the river Kan, a tributary of the river Panjhara which is a major tributary of the river Tapi. This site was excavated under the leadership of Prof. M.K. Dhavalikar. Kaothe is located at a distance of half a kilometer west of the present village at an elevation of 451 m. The river Kan has developed a shallow meander and the Chalcolithic settlement is confined to the inner periphery of the meander on a 7 to 8 m high alluvial flat surface. The settlement is roughly oblong in shape and spread 16 over an extensive area of about 30 hector. Kaothe is a eingle culture site, cultural debris la very thin therefore, trenches were dug in three localities viz. KTE I located in the eastern side of the site, KTE II was in the central part, whereas KTE III was located to the northwest of KTE II. The single radiocarbon date available for the Kaothe is 1920 + 90 B.C. (uncalibrated). This provides a time bracket of 2000 - 1800 B.C. for Kaothe cultural phase. (Dhavalikar, et.al. 1990a). The region around the ancient site is covered by Cretaceous - Eocene Deccan trap basalts and the common rock type is mainly compact and vesicular varieties of basalt. This region can broadly be classified as hot semi-arid monsoonic. It receives an average rainfall of about 1200 mm. This area is less affected by droughts and scarcity conditions as compared to similar semi arid region of Deccan upland drained by the rivers Godavari, Bhima and Krishna. Soils are pedocal type black soils or vertisols and are medium textured with clay content varying from 35 to 50*/.. The black colour of the soil is mainly due to the presence of clay-humus colloidal complex formed by blo-inorganic process. The natural vegetation around Kaothe consists of thorn and scrub type forest represented by xerophytic plant species, include Bor (Zyzyphus jujuba), Babhul (Acacia arabjca wild), Chinch (Tamrindus indica) y etc., and the wild animals of this region are fox, jackal, wolf and hare. 17 Thomae and Joglekar (1990) have studied the faunal remains and identified 38 species of animals which include mammals, reptiles, birds, fishes, crustaceans and molluscs. Domestic animals reported from here include cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, piQ and dog, while wild animals are nilgai, blackbuck, four-horned antelope, chital, sambar, hog deer, barking deer, wild pig, fox, civet, bear, langur, porcupine, mongoose and rat. AQ crpmpared to eoma of the other archaeological sites, the density of faunal assemblage at Kaothe is more considering the thickness of the deposit as well as the area excavated. Probably it reveals the fact that the inhabitants of Kaothe were more depended on animal food rather than agricultural products in their subsistence (Thomas and Joglekar 1990). Pit dwelling is an important feature of this culture. The evidence from Palaeobotany, Zooarchaeology and Ethnographic parallels indicates a seasonal occupation at the site. These Savalda people may have occupied the site only during monsoon. Their economy was based more on stock- raising, subsistence agriculture and hunting-fishing. NASIK Nasik (N lat. 20" 00'; E long.73' 51") is an ancient town situated on both bank of the river Godavari. This site was excavated by H.D. Sankalia and 5.B.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Mobility and Subsistence Strategies: a Case Study of Inamgaon) a Chalcolithic Site in Western India
    Mobility and Subsistence Strategies: A Case Study of Inamgaon) A Chalcolithic Site in Western India SHEENA PANJA ARCHAEOLOGY TODAY deals with being critical of our assumptions; being re­ flexive, relational, and contextual. The conclusions are always flexible and open to change as new relations emerge. It is impossible to approach the data without prejudice and without some general theory, but the aim is to evaluate such gen­ erality in relation to the contextual data. Our own understanding about human behavior acts as a generalization with which to understand the past. Nevertheless, we can agree that the past is objectively organized in contexts that are different from our own. The internal archaeological evidence then forces us to consider whether the past subject we are dealing with is familiar to us or makes us rethink deep-seated presuppositions about the nature of human behavior. The objective component of archaeological data means that the archaeologist can be confronted with a past that is different from the present. It is this guarded objectivity of the material "other" that provides the basis of critique. It is thus a hermeneutical pro­ cedure that involves a dialectical interplay between our own understandings and the forms of life we are seeking to understand. It is an ongoing dialogue between the past and the present in which the outcome resides wholly in neither side but is a product of both (Hodder 1991; Hodder et al. 1995; Wylie 1989). It is with these ideas in mind that this article is aimed to analyze critically certain categories archaeologists use to understand human behavior in a dialectical effort to understand the past.
    [Show full text]
  • Subsistence Strategies and Burial Rituals: Social Practices in the Late Deccan Chalcolithic
    Subsistence Strategies and Burial Rituals: Social Practices in the Late Deccan Chalcolithic TERESA P. RACZEK IN THE SECOND MILLENNIUM B.C., THE RESIDENTS OF THE WESTERN DECCAN region of India practiced an agropastoral lifestyle and buried their infant children in ceramic urns below their house floors. With the coming of the first millennium B.C., the inhabitants of the site of Inamgaon altered their subsistence practices to incorporate more wild meat and fewer grains into their diet. Although daily practices in the form of food procurement changed, infant burial practices remained constant from the Early Jorwe (1400 B.c.-lOOO B.C.) to the Late Jorwe (1000 B.c.-700 B.C.) period. Examining interments together with subsistence strategies firmly situates ideational practices within the fabric of daily life. This paper will explore the relationship between change and continuity in burial and subsistence practices around 1000 B.C. at the previously excavated Cha1colithic site of Inamgaon in the western Deccan (Fig. 1). By considering the act of burial as a moment of social construction that both creates and reflects larger traditions, it is possible to understand how each individual interment affects chronological variability. That burial traditions at Inamgaon were continuously recreated in the face of a changing society suggests that meaningful and significant practices were actively upheld. Burial practices at Inamgaon were both structured and fluid enough to allow room for individual and group expression. The con­ temporaneous variability that occurs in the burial record at Inamgaon may reflect the marking of various aspects of personhood. Burial traditions and the ability and desire of the living to conforITl to them vary over time and it is important to consider the specific social context in which they occur.
    [Show full text]
  • ANNEXURE H-2 Notice for Appointment of Regular / Rural Retail Outlet Dealerships Indian Oil Corporation Limited Proposes to Appo
    ANNEXURE H-2 Notice for appointment of Regular / Rural Retail Outlet Dealerships Indian Oil Corporation Limited proposes to appoint Retail Outlet dealers in Maharashtra, as per following details: SL No Name of location Revenue Type of RO Estimated Category Type of Minimum Dimension (in Finance to be Mode of Fixed Securit District monthly Site* M.)/Area of the site (in Sq. M.). arranged by Selection Fee / y Sales * the applicant Minimu Deposi Potential # m Bid t amount 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9a 9b 10 11 12 Regular / MS+HSD in SC CC / DC / Frontage Depth Area Estim Estimat Draw of Rural Kls CFS ated ed fund Lots / work require Bidding SC CC-1 ing d for SC CC-2 capit develo SC PH al pment ST requi of ST CC-1 reme infrastru ST CC-2 nt for cture at ST PH oper RO OBC ation OBC CC-1 of RO OBC CC-2 OBC PH OPEN OPEN CC-1 OPEN CC-2 OPEN PH 1 Neral on Karjat-Neral Road Regular 200 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 lots Raigad 2 On Pali Vikramgarh Road Regular 190 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 Thane lots 3 Thal to Mandve Regular 150 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 Raigad lots 4 Palghar char rasta to Umroli on Boisar Road Regular 250 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 Palghar lots 5 Within 10 kms from Saikheda, on Karanjgaon to Regular 120 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 Nandurmadmeshwar Road Nashik lots 6 WITHIN 10 KMS FROM MANMAD TOWARDS Regular 100 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 NANDGAON ON SH-25 Nashik lots 7 SATURLI ON GHOTI -TRAMBAK ROAD SH-29 Regular 150 SC CFS 30 30 900 0 0 Draw of 0 3 Nashik lots 8 On NH-548A (Karjat-Murbad Road) from Karjat
    [Show full text]
  • Pincode Officename Mumbai G.P.O. Bazargate S.O M.P.T. S.O Stock
    pincode officename districtname statename 400001 Mumbai G.P.O. Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400001 Bazargate S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400001 M.P.T. S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400001 Stock Exchange S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400001 Tajmahal S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400001 Town Hall S.O (Mumbai) Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400002 Kalbadevi H.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400002 S. C. Court S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400002 Thakurdwar S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400003 B.P.Lane S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400003 Mandvi S.O (Mumbai) Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400003 Masjid S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400003 Null Bazar S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400004 Ambewadi S.O (Mumbai) Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400004 Charni Road S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400004 Chaupati S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400004 Girgaon S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400004 Madhavbaug S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400004 Opera House S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400005 Colaba Bazar S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400005 Asvini S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400005 Colaba S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400005 Holiday Camp S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400005 V.W.T.C. S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400006 Malabar Hill S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400007 Bharat Nagar S.O (Mumbai) Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400007 S V Marg S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400007 Grant Road S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400007 N.S.Patkar Marg S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400007 Tardeo S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400008 Mumbai Central H.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400008 J.J.Hospital S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400008 Kamathipura S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400008 Falkland Road S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400008 M A Marg S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400009 Noor Baug S.O Mumbai MAHARASHTRA 400009 Chinchbunder S.O
    [Show full text]
  • Article Discuss the Issue While Unfolding the Scope and Development of Human Skeletal Studies in India
    Ind. J. Phys. Anthrop. & Hum. Genet. Vol. 34. No. 2, (2015) : 283-300 AN OVERVIEW ON DEVELOPMENT OF PALAEOPATHOLOGY IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT Veena Mushrif-Tripathy and Ruokuonuo Rose Yhome ABSTRACT “Our basic research interest is to reconstruct biological dynamics of earlier living human populations and clearly a sample of dead people is not the same as a sample of living people. What is less clear is how significant this difference is and what mechanisms can be used or developed to minimize the effect of this difference on the interpretation of our data (Ortner, 2003) BACKGROUND Palaeopathology essentially can be defined as the study of (logos) ancient (palaeo) suffering (pathos) in both humans and other animals. It is a discipline that aims to trace the origin, evolution and history of disease over long periods of time through pathological changes which represent diseases suffered in life and observed in human remains buried at archaeological sites (Fig. 1). Other definitions of Palaeopathology includes; ‘Investigation of the disease affecting human ancient population for better understanding of the process of human adaptation led to the development of palaeopathology which is also considered as a holistic study of humans in their physical environment’ (Roberts and Manchester 1995). ‘Paleopathology encompasses the study of disease, both human and nonhuman, in antiquity using a variety of different sources including human mummified and skeletal remains, ancient documents, illustrations from early books, painting and sculpture from the past, and analysis of coprolites’ (Ortner 2003: 23). The term palaeopathology was first implemented by Shufeldt in 1892, which literally explain as ‘ancient suffering’.
    [Show full text]
  • Durham E-Theses
    Durham E-Theses South Asian Figurines in the British Museum: Literature Review and Analysis WIECEK, MATTHEW,GREGORY How to cite: WIECEK, MATTHEW,GREGORY (2013) South Asian Figurines in the British Museum: Literature Review and Analysis, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/9413/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk 2 South Asian Figurines in the British Museum: Literature Review and Analysis A study of the human terracotta figurines of Colonel D. H. Gordon, Colonel D. R. Martin and others located in the collections of the British Museum. Volume 1 of 2 The main body of the thesis Written by Matthew Gregory Wiecek For the Master of Arts by Research in Archaeology In the Department of Archaeology at Durham University Submitted 19 September 2012 Supervised by Derek Kennet and Robin Skeates The copyright of this thesis rests with the author.
    [Show full text]
  • Crafts and Technologies of the Chalcolithic People of South Asia: an Overview
    Indian Journal of History of Science, 50.1 (2015) 42-54 DOI: 10.16943/ijhs/2015/v50i1/48111 Crafts and Technologies of the Chalcolithic People of South Asia: An Overview Vasant Shinde and Shweta Sinha Deshpande* (Received 15 January 2015) Abstract The Chalcolithic or the Early Farming community flourished from 7000 BC to first millennium BC all over South Asia due to many factors, including climate change and population pressure. A large number of sites discovered and selected ones excavated have thrown flood of light on various aspects of their lifestyle, including crafts and technological advances made by these people. Most of the technologies were innovated due to sheer necessities. This paper discusses the evidence from excavated sites a variety of pyro and non-pyro technologies the Chalcolithic people introduced and used over such a long period. Key words: Ahar culture, Chalcolithic, Chalcolithic technology, Deccan, Jorwe culture, Kayatha culture, Northwest India, South Asia. 1. INTRODUCTION steady growth and gradual induction of complex Technology forms the most important technologies from time to time. The rate of aspect of any culture, as it is the gauge for technological change that took place until the assessing economic and social developments introduction of farming (the period of the Early within human society during its various phases of Farming communities is usually referred to as history. It is the systematic study of techniques either Neolithic in some regions or Chalcolithic (craft) for making and doing things; and is in other) was slow and spread over a long period concerned with the fabrication and use of artefacts.
    [Show full text]
  • J整iぼ斃身ij∫畳評幣静鮮li壬 [晨鮮欝: Available
    ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIETY Architecture and Societv M.K.DHAVALIKAR ABSTR6CT It has been observed that the application of ethnographic parallels goes a long way in the interpretation of architectural remains, more particularly of the Protohistoric period of the third- second millennium BCE. Although the structural remains at such large sites as Mohenjo-daro and Harappa have been adequately described, they can be better appreciated if they are studied in the context in which they occur, from which we can draw important inferences about Protohistoric society. Thus, for instance, the town plan of Dholavira (Gujarat)throws a flood of light on Harappan social organization. The same contextual approach also allows us to draw far-reaching conclusions about the modest wattle-and-daub structures of the post-Harappan rural communities that lived in the second millennium BC. lnterestingly, sirnilar structures are still in use in lndia and they afford a cieep insight for interpreting them. CONTENTS l.:NTRODUCTION 2.lNDUS CIVILIZAT10N 3.C月ハTLJttS/1と /1HOUSES 4.ARCHI丁 ECTURE OFttHE ARYANS 5 POST― HARAPPAN CHALCOLITHIC CULttURES 6.PRABHAS WAREHOUSE - 7.CRAFTSMEN'S QUARTERS l.:NTR00UCT!ON 『 J整iぼ斃身Ij∫畳評幣静鮮li壬 [晨鮮欝: available. Reports of some Harappan excavations have been published, but the same cannot be said of post-Harappan settlements as, in a majoriry of cases, they have been small-scale digs undertaken 317 ANCiENT IND!A,NEW SERIES,NO.1 for the purpose of building cultural sequences. However, the minor scraps of architectural evidence that are available reveal some interesting facets of rhe life of Protohistoric peoples. The architectural remains at such large sites as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro have been described in detail by their excavators.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report (2009-2010)
    Annual Report 2009-10 1 ANNUAL REPORT (2009-2010) Edited by V.P. Bhatta V.S. Shinde Mrs. J.D. Sathe Mrs. Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi M. D. Kajale Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Declared as Deemed-to-be-University under Section 3 of U.G.C. Act 1956) Pune-411 006 2 Annual Report 2009-10 Copies : 250 Issued On : May 2011 © Registrar, Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University) Pune 411 006 Published By N. S. Gaware, Registrar, Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute (Deemed University) Pune 411006 Printed By : Ira Enterprises, 1025 B Sadashiv Peth, Chintamani Soc., Pune 411 030. Annual Report 2009-10 3 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6 AUTHORITIES OF THE INSTITUTE 8 GENERAL 10 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY I. Staff 19 II. Teaching 21 III. M.A. and P.G. Diploma Examination Results 25 IV. Ph.D.s Awarded 26 V. Ph.D. Thesis 29 VI. Special Lectures Delivered in Other Institutions 38 VII. Activities of the Centre of Advanced Studies 41 VIII. Research 44 IX. Publications 80 X. Participation in Conferences, Seminars, Symposia and Workshops 88 XI. Other Academic Activities and professional and Administrative Services Rendered 93 XII. Nomination on Committees and Honours and Awards received 99 XIII. Discussion Group Activities 100 XIV. Museum of Archaeology 102 MARATHA HISTORY MUSEUM I. Staff 105 II. Research Activities 105 III. Publication 105 IV. Other Academic Activities 105 V. Seminars/Workshops attended 105 VI. Archival Activities 106 VII. Museum Activities 107 4 Annual Report 2009-10 DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS I. Staff 108 II. Teaching 109 III.
    [Show full text]
  • A Critical Review of the Economy of the Chalcolithic People of Inamgaon
    A Critical Review of the Economy of the Chalcolithic People of Inamgaon Anwita Dutta Deccan College, Post-Graduate and Research Institute, Pune, India Abstract The large-scale excavation of Inamgaon was a landmark in the history of Indian archaeology, it was not only the most extensive and systematic excavation, but several scientific methods were employed for the recovery and analysis of archaeological data. The multidisciplinary approach enabled the reconstruction of various aspects of the economic and the socio-political organization of the early farming community of the Deccan. While considering economy, as one of the main aspects of social life, the present emphasis on the reanalysis of the economic aspects of Chalcolithic Inamgaon has been explored with a consideration of the three basic activities of the economic system (production, distribution and consumption) and all its variables (subsistence, technology and environment). Introduction Inamgaon is one of the most intensively and extensively excavated and well reconstructed Chalcolithic sites of the Deccan region as well as of India so far. The site of Inamgaon (Pune District, Maharashtra) is considered as the "regional centre" of Bhima Valley i.e. the main settlement of that region (Shinde, 1987). The archaeological research in the Deccan, prior to the beginning of Inamgaon excavation, involved mainly vertical trenches and thus the primary aim of this excavation was to build the regional chronocultural sequence. The large-scale excavation at Inamgaon was a landmark in the history of Indian Archaeology, this was not only the most extensive and systematic excavation, but several scientific methods were employed on the recovery and analysis of archaeological data.
    [Show full text]
  • NATURAL ENVIRONMENT of the STUDY AREA Chapter II
    CHAPTER II NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE STUDY AREA Chapter II Natural environment of the study area 2.1 Introduction It is necessary to study the natural environment of area as it directly or indirectly influences the health of the local people. Therefore, in the present work, the existing environment of study area has been discussed. For this purpose environmental components have been studied for assessment of groundwater quality in the study area. The components studied are geology, hydrology, climate, and geomorphology. 2.2 Study area Shirur Taluka of the Pune District has been selected for the present research work (Fig 2.1). It is located in the north-eastern part of Pune district. The Headquarter of the Tehsil is 68 km away from Pune city. Shirur Taluka is drought prone area. The study area lies in the river basin of Bhima, Ghod and Vel. These rivers together with rainfall offer water resource for agriculture and other activities. The area receives an average rainfall of 733 cm. The geographical location of the study area can be expressed as from 18° 49' 00"N latitude to 19° 14' 00"N latitude and from 74" 22' 00"E to 75 ° 30' 00"E longitude included in the survey of India topographic sheet Nos. 47J/1, 47J/2 47J/5, 47J/6, 47J/10, 47J/11 and 47 1/4 on the 1:50000 scale. The Taluka comprises about 116 villages having only one urban centre i.e. Shirur (Table 2.1). The population of the Taluka according to the census (2001) is 6, 48,179.
    [Show full text]
  • Inamgaon: a Chalcolithic Settlement in Western India Received 23 December 1969
    Inamgaon: A Chalcolithic Settlement in Western India Received 23 December 1969 H. D. SANKALIA, z. D. ANSARI, and M. K. DHAVALIKAR UR excavations at Nasik and more recently at Jorwe (District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra) revealed for the first time the existence of the chalco lithic O phase in the prehistory of the Deccan (Sankalia and Deo 1955). The comparative stratigraphical position of this culture, however, was determined in our excavations at Nasik (Sankalia and Deo 1955); Subsequent explorations and excavations of selected sites in western India and the Deccan have shown that the Jorwe culture, named after the type site in the Pravara valley, was well distributed in time and space. Its nuclear zone can be said to be the Pravani. and the Godavari . valleys whereas the peripheral zone of the culture extends from the Tapti valley in the north to the Krishna-Tungabhadra basin in the south. Excavations at Prakash, Bahal, Tekwada, Daimabad, Nevasa, Son,egaon, and Chandoli have .no doubt brought to light several new aspects of the culture, but all these were vertical excavations, and no complete settlement pattern of this culture has been exposed so far. The writers were, therefore, in search of a suitable site of the Jorwe culture which, unencumbered by later accretions from the historical period, could provide solutions to the many questions which have so far remained unanswered. Thus, we did not know the genesis of this culture nor was its terminal date clear. Evidence at several sites showed that the culture came into being by the middle of the second millennium B.C.
    [Show full text]