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The Significance of the Acheulian Site of Isampur, Karnataka, in the Lower Palaeolithic of India

K. Paddayya, Richa Jhaldiyal and Michael D. Petraglia

Paddayya et al discuss the geomorphic and sedimentary contexts and variability in preservational context of cultural level of the site.

Economy of the Neolithic Cultures of Southern Uttar Pradesh and Western Bihar

Anil Kumar and P.C. Pant

Kumar and Pant perceives three developmental stages in the Neolithic economy from pottery and carbonized seeds. 

Neolithic Ceramics and their Decorative Patterns in Kashmir Valley

P.C. Chaudhari

Choudhari looks into the ceramics and decorated Neolithic pottery.

Harappan Jewellery Hoard from Mandi

D. V. Sharma, V. N. Prabhakar, R. Tewari and R. K. Srivastava

Sharma et al present a description of Harappan jewellery discovered from Mandi in Muzzafarnagar distt. of Western Uttar Pradesh. 

Dhalewan-An Early Harappan site in Punjab

Madhu Bala and Vishnu Kant

Bala and Kant report on excavations in Dhalewan which has shed light from Harappan to Gupta period. 

Chalcolithic Settlements at Chichali

S. K. Mittra and V. Shivananda

Mittra and Shivananda summarise on Chalcolithic finds from Chichali in Narmada basin of Madhya Pradesh.

Chalcolithic Painted Human Representations from Chichali

Ch. Babjirao

Babjirao  briefs on dancing human figures, individual figures and human figures in association with animals obtained from painted pottery at Chalcolithic Chichali.

Anthropomorphic Figurines from Chichali: Some Observations

Nandini Bhattacharya Sahu

Sahu presents her observations on 12 Anthropomorphic figures executed on pottery from Chalkolithic Chichali. 

Painted Faunal Depictions from Chalcolthic Chichali

Prabash Sahu

Sahu comments on animal motifs depicted in the pottery from Chalkolithic Chichali.

Excavation at Ojiyana

B. R. Meena and Alok Triapthi

Meena and Tripathi report on excavations at Ojiyana in Rajasthan which has yielded antiquities resembling Ahar culture.

The Ancient City of Sravasti: its Significance on the Urbanisation of North India

Takahiro Takahashi, Taizo Yamaoka, Fumitaka Yoneda and Akinori Uesugi

Takahashi et al traces the socio cultural interaction and urbanization of Sravasti in Ganga valley. 

From Eastern Indian Ocean to the Yellow Sea Interaction Sphere: Indo-Pacific Beads in Yayoi, Japan

Sunil Gupta

Gupta discusses Indo-pacific beads which are ubiquitous found in Yayoi burials in Japan, hinting cultural interaction.    

The Early Historic Settlement and Subsistence Pattern in the Shetrunji River Basin, Bhavnagar District, Gujarat

Ashit Boran Paul

Paul presents the settlement pattern during the early historical period.

Excavations at Sirpur, District Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh

Jagat Pati Joshi and A. K. Sharma

Joshi and Sharma summarise results of excavations of Shiva and Buddha temples at Sirpur in Chhattisgarh.

Mehrauli Iron Pillar Revisited 

B. P. Sinha

Sinha traces the lineage of King Chandra from the Mehrauli iron pillar inscription and tries to identify him with the imperial Chandragupta II.

Excavation at Mansar, District Nagpur, Maharashtra-1997-2000

Jagat Pati Joshi and A. K. Sharma

Joshi and Sharma highlights Vakataka architecture from excavations at Mansar.

Purani Marmi: A Late Ahar Culture Settlement in Chitaurgagh District, Rajasthan

R. K. Mohanty, Anup Mishra, P. P. Joglekar, P. K. Thomas, Jeewan Kharakwal and Tama Panda

Mohanty et al reconstruct the late Ahar settlement at Purani Marmi from ceramic and faunal remains. 

Small Game Hunting Musahars: An Ethnorchaeological Approach

Shahida Ansari

Ansari discusses the subsistence pattern of musahars a rudimentary social group in Allahabad distt. of Uttar Pradesh. 

Copper Objects from Dihor: Archaeotechnical Studies

Pranab K. Chattopadhyay

Chattopadhyay presents a archaeo-metallurgical study of copper bronze objects unearthed from Chalcolithic Dihor in Bankura distt. of West Bengal.

N. Jha and N.S. Rajaram, The Deciphered Indus Script: Methodology, Readings, Interpretation

Krishna Deva