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Contents

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Obituaries
Editorial
ARTICLES

'Archaeology - Some Challenges in the 21st Century': Presidential Address
R.C. Tripathi 1

'Globalization and Indian Archaeology' :Y.D. Sharma Memorial Lecture
Dilip K. Chakrabarti 7


'Out of Africa' Revisited within the Framework of Indian Prehistory

D.K. Bhattacharya 16

Archaeological Investigations in the Middle Bhima Basin, Maharashtra: A Preliminary Report
Varada Khaladkar 24

Neolithic Culture in Kalimpong and Sikkim: A Reassessment
G. K. Lama 39


Excavation at Pachrahi (2007-08)

S.S. Yadav and Atula Kumar Pradhan 50

Excavations at Juafardih and its identification with Kulika
S.C. Saran, N.G. Nikoshey, S. Nayan, J.K. Tiwari, A. Arif and N. Saxena 59

Bilot Kafir Kot: A Splendour of Gandhara Nagara Temple Architecture
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Farzand Masih 74

Identifying the Surroundings of Nalanda Mahavihara (2005-06)
Bijoy Kumar Choudhary 91


Excavation at Pakhanna, Bankura

Asok Datta 102

The Architectural Landscape of the Kamakhya Temple Complex
Sukanya Sharma 111

Zero in Early Indian Inscriptions
Arvind Kumar Singh 121

A Preliminary Report on the Discovery of Kharoshthi Inscriptions at the City-Site of Kampyrtepa (Uzbekistan), Based on the Results of Archaeological Excavations 2007
E. V. Rtveladze 127

Cotton: A Probe into Archaeological Evidences
Charu Smita Gupta and Anamika Pathak 136

Bronze Images of Female Buddhist Deities from Sirpur
Prabhat Kumar Singh 150

Revisiting the Role of Climate in the Collapse of the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization
Michel Danino 159

Vedic Irina and the Rann-of-Kutch
R.N. Iyengar, B.P.Radhakrishna and S.S. Mishra 170

Notes and News

Some Salient Features of the Surface Architecture of Megaliths of Hazaribag

Subhashis Das 181

Chalcolithic Knobbed Ware

R.N. Kumaran 186

Ganeshwar People Knew Numerals and Simple Arithmetic

Ratan Chandra Agarwala 191

Does the Inscribed Terracotta Cake from Bhirrana Represent the Mature Harappan Creed?

L.S. Rao 192

Star Shaped Temples of Mansar

A.K. Sharma 195

Bakraur - A Repository of Rich Archaeological Property

P.K. Mishra 199

Buddhist Stupa Complex at Deour Kothara and Dundi Gadhi and the Monuments in Its Neighbourhood

A.K. Singh 202

Excavations at Hariharpur, District Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Vibha Tripathi 205

Ancient Irrigation Canal: Evidence from the Purna Basin, Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra

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Bhaskar Deotare, Gurudas Shete, Reshma Sawant and Satish Naik 210

Concentric Circles: Kushan Structural Riddle in Kashmir

B.R. Mani 217

A Preliminary Report of Faunal Remains from Madina, Rohtak District, Haryana
P.P. Joglekar, Manmohan Kumar and V.S. Shinde 222

Terracotta Mini Balls from Vadnagar: A Macroscopic Study
Ambika Patel and Rajesh S.V. 229

Talab Shahi: An Archaeological Study of a Medieval Dam at Dholpur
M.K. Pundhir 241

Metallographic Investigations of Iron Objects found in the Megalithic Burials in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra
S.V.Joshi, P.P. Deshpande, R.K. Mohanty, N.B. Dhokey and M.A. More 244

Faunal Remains Recovered From the Neolithic Phase at Jhusi, District Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
P.P. Joglekar, J.N. Pal, V.D. Misra and M.C. Gupta 251

Report of International Workshop on Use of Remote Sensing and Other Scientific Techniques in the Archaeology of Asia
Vidula Jayaswal 260

ONGC Project Saraswati near Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
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ACTIVITIES OF THE INDIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 

Report of XLI Annual Conference of Indian Archaeological Society held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, from 1s' to 4th December 2007.
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Book Reviews 

Misra, V.N. 2007. Rajasthan: Prehistoric and Early Historic Foundations
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D.P. Agrawal

Nagar, Malti. 2008. Hunter-Gatherers in North and Central India: An Ethnoarchaeological Study
V.N. Misra

Chakrabarti, Dilip. 2007. Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain - The Upper Ganga (Oudh, Rohilkhand and the Doab)
K.N. Dikshit

Tripathi, Vibha. 2008. History of Iron Technology in India (From Beginning to Pre-Modern Times)
Rakesh Tewari

Miller, Heather M.L. 2007. Archaeological Approaches to Technology
D.P. Agrawal

Biswas, S.S. (Ed). 2008. Conservation and Restoration of Brick Architecture (Special Reference to Manipur: North-East India)
R.D.Choudhury

Badam, G.L. 2007. The Central Narmada Valley: A Study in Quaternary Palaeontology and Allied Aspects
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Mukta Raut Dey

Chenna Reddy, Peddarapu. (Ed.) 2008.Krishnabhinandana: Archaeological, Historical and Cultural Studies
Vinay Kumar

Gupta, Sunil. 2008. Early sculptural Art in the Indian Coastlands
R.D.Choudhury

Gupta, Charu Smita. 2008. Indian Folk and Tribal Paintings
Sudipa Saha

Chenna Reddy, Peddarapu. 2007. Exploring the Mind of Ancient Man
Mukta Raut Dey

Piperno Marcello and Sandro Salvatori. 2007. The Shahr-I-Sokhta Graveyard (Sistan, Iran) Excavation Campaigns 1972-1978
Mukta Raut Dey and Sudipa Saha

Shukla, K.S. 2008. Pura Sri (Beauty and Wealth of Ancient India)
Vinay Kumar

Datta, Asok. 2008. Excavations at Moghalmari: First Interim Report (2003-04 to 2007-8)
Rakesh Tewari

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