Puratattva
No. 18 (1987-88)
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Bio-Stratigraphy of the Central Narmada Valley with Special Reference to Hexaprotodon spp

Salahuddin 1

Salahuddin attempts a morphological examination of Hexaprotodon spp which are considered the marker of Upper and Lower groups in the region.

The Archaeological Background and Iron sample from Hutigra.
N. C. Ghosh, A. K. Nag and P. K. Chattopadhyay 21

Ghosh et al discusses the cultural background of iron samples through chemical analysis, soil analysis and metallographic studies.

Khairadih-A Chalcolithic Settlement
Birendra Pratap Singh 28

Singh highlights results of  excavations at Khairadih, referring the period related to pre NBP deposit.


Population Distribution and its Movement During the Second and First Millennium B.C. in the Indo-Gangetic Divide and Upper Ganga plain.
Makkan Lal 35

Lal discusses the ecology and distribution of human settlement over the landscape during the 2nd and 1st millennium BC.

Land Use Pattern During Chalcolithic Period in the Tapi Basin
Vasant Shinde 54

Shinde assesses the economic bases of early farming communities in the Tapi Basin by means of  locational analysis. 

Human Skeletal Remains from Megalithic Vidarbha. 		top
S. R. Walimbe 61

Walimbe examines human skeletal remains from the Megalithic sites at Borgaon, khairwata and Raipur in Vidarbha. 


An Attempt Towards the Interpretation of Rock Paintings at Kethavaram, Karnool District, Andhra Pradesh.

N. Chandra Mouli 72
Mouli discusses the prehistoric rock art at Kethavaram.


Protohistoric Investigations in the Central Pennar Basin, Cuddapah Distric, Andhra Pradesh.

P.C. Venkata Subbaiah 79

Subbaiah briefs on Neolithic, Megalithic and early historic sites in Cuddapah district.

Numismatics and Archaeology.
P. L. Gupta 85

Gupta contemplates on how numismatics as a distinct can serve the cause of historical archaeology. 

A Note on Pindibandha-An Ancient Dance Form
Anupa Pande 89

Pande discusses the nature of Pindibandha on the basis of Abhinavagupta's commentary. 

Credit and Mortgage Documents in the Lekhapaddhati
Pushpa Prasad 93

Prasad  lists  credit and mortgage documents  in the Gujarat collection of Lekhapaddhati 

Mahamrityunjayan in Art.
Gurumurthi 102

Murti interprets  the concept and aspect of Siva as Mahamrityunjaya in Indian art 

Sculptural Art in Payar Temple.
B. L. Malla 106

Malla highlights  the Saivaite sculptures at Payar in Kashmir

Iron At Ahar:A Comment
Makkhan lal 109

Lal examines the chronology of iron from Ahar excavation report.


Indian Archaeology, A Review: Guide to Excavated Sites 1953-54, Through 1984-85
G. L. Possehl. 113

Possehl gives a list of 490  excavated sites published in IAR.

Book Reviews

H.C. Bhardwaj (Ed). Archaeometry of Glass
V.D. Gogate 172

M.S. Randhawa, Paintings of the Baburnama
S.P.Verma 172

K.Krishnamurty, Iconography of Buddhist Deity Heruka.
Amarendra Nath 175

M.K.Dhavalikar, H.D.Sankalia and Z.D. Ansari, Excavations at Inamgaon.
K.N. Dikshit 175




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