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Status of Barley in Indian Archaeobotany with Remarks on the Aryan Hypothesis

Vishnu-Mittre, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow

Vishnu Mittre looks into the association of barley with the much hypothesized Aryan invasion and sees it as unconvincing. 

Copper Red Glasses Through the Ages

H.C. Bhardwaj, Banaras Hindu University

Bhardwaj examines genesis of copper red glass and concludes that glass technology of 1700 BC has influenced the evolution of copper red glasses.  

Laboratory Studies in the Jokha Midden Soil Samples

Karunakara T. M. Hegde, Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda

Hegde conducts mechanical analysis of soil samples to establish grain-size distribution from Chalcolithic Jokha and presumes that hydrological factors led to its desertion.

The Metal Technology of the Indian Protohistoric Cultures : Its Archaeological Implications

D.P. Agrawal, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay

Agrawal discusses the salient features of formative and mature Harappan phases as well as Copper-Hoards, Chalcolithic cultures and their environmental settings.

A New Type of Neolithic Burial in Terdal, Maysore State

A. Sundara, Archaeological Survey of India, Dharwar

Sundara gives his observations on the site, such as presence of copper bangles, gray ware pottery, megalithic barrow as well as the fractional nature of the burial. 

Daimabad- A Rediscovery

M.K. Dhavalikar Deccan College, Poona

Dhavalikar brings out the features of the site such as its neolithic substratum, the extensive alluvial formation, vegetation and drainage which led to its occupation. 

A Note on a Knot-Design from Mohanjo-Daro and its Occurrence in Later Times

H. Sarkar and B. M. Pande, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi

Sarkar and Pande scrutinize the Knot-Design to show their use as authenticated tokens in commercial transactions. 

Two Relic Caskets from Mathura

P. K. Agrawala, Banaras Hindu University

Agrawala examines two relic-caskets of Mathura, belonging to the Kushana period currently at the state museum in Lucknow.

A Vaishnava Sealing from Jhusi

Kiran Kumar Thaplyal, Lucknow University

Thaplyal comments on the sealing from Allahabad museum and attempts to prove that Jhusi was an important Vaishnava centre.

Two Earth-Works from Gujrat

R. N. Mehta, Maharaja Savaji Rao University, Baroda

Mehta observes that the two earth-works at Kaira and Godhara belongs to the Chalukyan period.

Early Historic Fortifications in the Ganga Valley

Madhukar Shripad Mate, Deccan College, Poona

Mate's observation on embankments and diversion channels meant as flood protection devices are based on nine major townships on Upper and Middle Ganga valley.

A Middle Stone Age Site on River Durgawati in District Shahabad, Bihar

Bhupendra Pal Singh, Banaras Hindu University

Singh reports on a few Middle Stone Age tools collected by him near Malhipur in Sasaram subdivision.

A Sealing from Sunet and Saiva Vaishnava Syncretism

Kiran Kumar Thaplyal, Lucknow University

Thaplyal's study is on a clay seal from Sunet in Ludhiyana, and corrently in the Indian museum, Calcutta, which displays Shaiva-Vaishnava integration.  

Archaeological Explorations in Basti District (U. P.)

S. K. Bhatt, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University

Bhatt summarizes results of his explorations which yielded Black and Red Ware, Black Slipped Ware, Red Ware, Grey Ware and NBPW.

A Study in the Stone Age of Khajuraho in Central India

Krishna Kumar, Archaeological Survey of India, Sarnath

Kumar briefs on his explorations along the Khudar valley which sheds light on Middle Stone Age and Neolithic industries.

A Note on Makar Figurines

T. N. Roy, Banaras Hindu University

Roy discusses Early Historical sites such as Hastinapur, Kaushambi, Rajghat, Vaishali, Kumrahir and Nagarjunakonda which yielded Makar Figurines.

Chronology of the Indian Megaliths- Some Considerations

K. S. Ramachandran, Archaeological Survey of India, New Delhi

Ramachandran reviews the chronology of Indian Megaliths through radiocarbon dates.