Puratattva
No. 2 (1968-69)
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Articles

Outlines of the Archaeology of Nepal
N. R. Banerjee, Archaeological advisor to H. M. G., Nepal 1

Banerjee resumes the archaeological work in Nepal and recommends academic and administrative restructuring of the department.

Discovery of Lithic Artifacts in Jammu Area
G. C. Mohapatra and Hari Mohan Saroj, Punjab University, Chandigarh 11

Mohapatra and Saroj report on explorations in the valleys of Ravi and Chenab, which yielded lithic industries belonging to the Early Sohan.


Regional Variations in the Indian Middle Stone Age Culture with Special Reference to Nalgonda in Andhra Predesh
S. N. Rao, Gauhati University, Gauhati 13

Rao briefs on explorations in Nalgonda district which yielded Middle Stone Age artifacts.

Some New Fossil Discoveries from Western Maharashtra, India
S. N. Rajaguru, Deccan College, Poona 16

S. N. Rajaguru briefs on new fossil discoveries from the Pleistocene deposits which survived due to better environmental settings in the peninsula.

Plant Remains from Ancient Bhatkuli : District Amraoti, Maharashtra
Vishnu-Mittre and H. P. Gupta, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow 21

Mittre and Gupta discuss carbonized plants in the form of brittle blocks of ash and silt containing chick-pea and spiklets of giant millet belonging to Early Historical Period.   


Determining the Technique of Handmade and Wheel-Turned Pottery by Microscopic Analysis
S. P. Gupta, National Museum, New Delhi 23

Gupta gives the result of his ethno archaeological survey on potters and potteries with reference to Chirag Dilli a village in New Delhi. 

New Light on Central Indian Archaeology through Kayatha Excavations
V. S. Wakankar, Vikram University, Ujjain 26

Wakankar gives the summery of excavations at Kayatha, which has revealed major phases of Malwa  Chalcolithic culture  .

Rajghat Copper- A Metallurgical View		 top
H. C. Bhardwaj, Banaras Hindu University 30

Bharadwaj summarizes the results of quantitative estimation of arsenic, and metallographic examinations of copper and bronze objects from Rajghat.

Chalcolithic Burials : The Tekwada Evidence
M. K. Dhavalikar, Deccan College, Poona 35

Dhavalikar discusses the typological, ceramic and stratigraphic evidences and shows that there were two distinct burial traditions.   


Stratigraphy, Probable Climatic Phases and Dating of the Stone Age Cultures of Upper Son Valley
Nisar Ahmed, Banaras Hindu University 41

Ahmed attempts to work out a chronology of the stone age industry and the climatic phases associated with them in the Upper Son Valley.

Megalithic Remains in the Aravallis
Purushottam Singh, Banaras Hindu University 46
Singh enlists the megalithic remains at Khera, Satmas and Daosa in Aravalis.

Three Crystal Pendants of Identical Design
P. K. Agrawala, Banaras Hindu University 49

Agrawala looks into three crystal pendants from Bhita, Rajghat and Sonpur which have identical human face designs. 

Miscellanea

A Crystal Human Figure from Sonepur
B. P. Sinha, Patna University 51

A Rare Chaturmukha Siva-linga from Nand near Pushkar, Rajasthan
R. C. Agrawala, National Museum, New Delhi 53

A Neolithic Burial from T. Narasipur
M. Seshadri, Maysore University 55

An interesting Sealing from Musanagar
Kiran Kumar Thaplyal, Lucknow University 57

Some Ancient Sketches in Khajuraho Temples
Deenabandhu Pandey, Banaras Hindu University 59

Archaeology in Universities
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