Puratattva
No. 34 (2003-04)
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Contents
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Obituaries
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Editorial ix
Articles

Human Baby Skull Fossil Within the Middle Pleistocene Ferricrete
P. Rajendran, M.P. Chougaonkar and C.S.P. Iyer 1

The Neolithic Cultures of Northern India: An Ethno-Archaeological Study
Manoj Kumar 5


The Rigvedic Flora and Fauna: What Light do These Throw on the 'Aryan Invasion' Debate?
B.B. Lal 15

Unearthing Harappan Settlement at Bhiranna *2003-04)
L.S. Rao, N.B. Sahu, Prabash Sahu, U.A. Shastry and Samir Diwan 20

Dispersal of Settlements in Haryana from Earli Harappan to Late Harappan Periods
Man Mohan Kumar 25


Tarkhanewala Dera and Chak 86 (2003-2004)
P.K. Trivedi and J.K. Patnaik 30

Sanauli: A Late Harappan Burial Site in the Yamuna-Hindon Doab
D.V. Sharma, K.C. Nauriyal, V.N. Prabhakar and Vishnukant 35

Excavation at Juni Kuran 203-04: A Preliminary Report 		top
Shubhra Pramanik 45

Important Discoveries of Prehistoric Rock Paintings, Ancient Inscriptions and Stone Age Tools in Southern Bihar and Adjoining Jharkhand
A.K. Prasad 68


Iron Objects from Hathab
R.N. Kumaram, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Vilas D. Jadhav 91

Tank Irrigation System of the Megalithic Builders in South India- A Reassessment
K.N. Dikshit 97

Excavation at Siswania (District Basti, U.P.): 1995-97
B.R. Mani 100

Excavation at Kopia: A preliminary Report
A.K. Kanungo and V.N. Misra 116

A preliminary Report on the Early Historic Site at Shirwal in Satara District, Maharashtra
P.P. Joglekar, Sushma G. Deo, S.N. Rajaguru, Riza Abbas and Savita N. Ghate 127

Traditional Knowledge Systems & Architecture of Uttaranchal
D.P. Agrawal, Pankaj Goyal and Neer Prabha Negi 138

Wood based Rural Domestic Architecture of Himachal Pradesh
O.C. Handa 145

Typology of Wooden Temples of Uttaranchal
Madhu Jain 150

The Archaeology of Banasur Fort, Lohaghat
J.S. Kharakwal, D.P. Agrawal and Diwa Bhatt 160

Notes and News

Madarpur Discoveries: Resolution of Some Problems in Protohistory
J. Manual 166

Unique Terracotta Figurines from Megalithic Urn Burials at Malampuzha, District Palaghat
Ajit Kumar 170

Centrally Knobbed Vessels in Pottery and Metals of India: A Reappraisal
Ashok K. Singh and Pranab K. Chattopadhyay 176

Secondary Jar Burial Practice in Manipur
O.K. Singh 184

Recent Archaeological Excavations in the Narmada Valley(Special Reference to Sardar Sarovar and Indiar Sagar Projects)
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O.P. Mishra and Shail Pradhan 189

Book Reviews

D.P. Agrawal and J.S. Kharakwal, Bronze and Iron Ages in South Asia
Sandeep Kumar Rai 191

Gautam Sengupta and Sheena Panja(ed.), Archaeology of Eastern India: New Perspectives
K.N. Dikshit 192

Purushottam Singh and Ashok Kumar Singh, The Archaeology of Middle Ganga Plain: New Perspectives(Excavations at Agiabir)
Sandeep Kumar Rai 192

Yoshinori Yasuda and Vasant Shinde, Mansoon and Civilization, International Research Centre
K.N. Dikshit 193

Vidula Jaiswal, Royal Temples of Gupta Period- Excavation at Bhitary
T. Arun Raj 193

Sadasiba Pradhan, Rock Art in Orissa
T. Arun Raj 194

Manmohan Kumar, Numismatic Studies		 top
S.P. Gupta 195

Bimal Bandhopadhyay, Buddhist Centres of Orissa
S.P. Gupta 195

Devendra Handa, Buddhist Remains from Haryana
S.P. Gupta 195

Tanzim Raza Qureshi, A History of Events: Muslim & Christian Chronologies
S.P. Gupta 195

Annual Report
Report of the XXXVII Annual Conference of Indian Archaeological Society held at Department of Anthropology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, from 19th-22nd December, 2003 196

Balance Sheet
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Office Bearers 201
Board of Management 202
Plates  


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