Puratattva
No. 4 (1970-71)
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Contents

V. D. KRISHNASWAMI COMMEMORATION VOLUME
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Editorial

V. D. Krishnaswami                                                         
K. V. Saunder Rajan i

Articles


Perhaps the Earliest Ploughed Field so far Excavated Anywhere in the World

B. B. Lal

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Lal brings out an excavated ploughed field having furrow-marks on a grid pattern, belonging to the Early/Formative Harappan phase at Kalibangan 


Gulf of Oman : The Original Home of Indian Megaliths

S. P. Gupta

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Gupta discusses the possibility of a homeland for Indian megaliths based on a study of  cultural material and possible trade routes.


Excavations at Chirand : New Light on the Indian Neolithic Culture-Complex

B. S. Verma

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Verma sheds light on a full fledged Neolithic culture, marked by an impressive collection of bone tools, beads, terracotta and ceramics.  


Some Aspects of the Chalcolithic Cultures of Central India

M. K. Dhavalikar

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Dhavalikar discusses on Chalcolithic Central India along with some new aspects of Malwa culture.  


Mammalian Fossil Fauna : A most modern tool for dating the Pleistocene deposit

E. Khan

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Khan informs on how mammalian palaeontology helps in determining chronology of Pleistocene deposits.


An Appraisal of the Protohistoric Problems of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab

R. C. Gaur

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Gaur contemplates on the Late Harappan-PGW problems of the Ganga Yamuna Doab.

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A Bone and Antler Industry from Allahapur
K. N. Dikshit 51

Excavations of a brick apsidal temple at Banavasi
M. Seshadri 56

Explorations of Prehistoric Sites in District Bijapur
R. S. Pappu 58

Book Reviews

S. C. Malik : The Indian Civilization : The Formative Period
D. P. Agrawal 63

K. S. Ramachandran : A Bibliography of Indian Megaliths
B. M. Pande 65

D. P. Agrawal : The Copper-Bronze Age in India
Krishna Deva 67

Readings in Indian Archaeology
The Indus Valley Culture (Palaeobotanical Study of Climatic Change)
Gurdip Singh 68




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