Puratattva
No. 25 (1994-95)
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Contents

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Obituary v
Editorial vii
Citation to Prof. B.P. Sinha viii
Articles

The Astronomical Code of The Rgveda
Subhash C. Kak 1

Kak contemplates on Rgvedic architecture, mathematics and astronomy to trace the chronology of Vedic period. 

Fifty Years of Epigraphical Studies in India: A Brief Survey
Ajay Mitra Shastri 21

Shastri reviews fifty years of epigraphical studies tracing Harappan, Brahmi, Tamil, Sankha and Rajrajeshwari scripts as well as recent discoveries.

A Survey of the Study of Indo-Muslim Architecture
R. Nath 40

Nath attempts to survey Indo-Muslim architecture from archaeological studies and contemporary records.

A Journey of Sulphur Oxides in Atmosphere
B. B. Chakravarty 57

Chkravarty examines atmospheric pollution as well as impact on terrestrial life by sulphur oxides. 


Chalcolithic Walki - the Satellite Settlement of Inamgaon: A Study of X-Ray Diffraction of Pottery
Viswas Gogte & Vasant Shinde 62

Gogte and Shinde conclude from x-ray diffraction studies that Chalcolithic Walki procured pottery from Inamgaon. 

The Alloying Traditions of Protohistoric and Historic India
Nayanjot Lahiri 64

Lahiri surveys the archaeometallurgical and literary evidence to present a synthetic picture of alloying traditions in protohistoric and historic India.

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Iron Working in Ancient India with Special Reference to Excavations at Khairahih

Vibha Tripathi 74

Buddhist Remains in Maldives
S. S. Gupta 77

Rock Paintings from Hazaribagh, Bihar
Erwin Neumayer 80

Kunal: A New Indus-Saraswati Site
J. S. Khatri and M. Acharya 84

Scientific Studies of Kunal Site, Distt. Hissar, Haryana
Shubh Kiran Sharma 86

Excavations at Bhorgarh
B. S. R. Babu 88

Book Reviews		  

Chakrabarti, Dilip K, Archaeology of Eastern India
S. P. Gupta 94

Sinha, B.P., Twilight of the Imperial Guptas
K. N. Dikshit 94

Lahiri Nayanjot, Archaeology of Indian Trade Routes
S. P. Gupta 95


Aggrawal O.P., Misra A.K. and Jain Kamal K., Removal of Plants and Trees from Historic Building

K. N. Dikshit 96

Choudhary, Sumita, Beggars of Kalighat
K. N. Dikshit 96

Pandey, Jai Narain., Puratattva Vimarsh
K. N. Dikshit 96

Appendix-Rama Janmabhumi Inscriptions from Ayodhya
T. K. Verma and A. K. Singh 98

Captions of Illustrations
100

Publications of the Indian Archaeological Society
108

Receipt and Payment Account for the Year 1994-95
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