Main entry:

Chakrabarti, Dilip K.

Title & Author:

The archaeology of ancient Indian cities / Dilip K. Chakrabarti.

Publication:

Delhi [India] : Oxford University Press, 1998, ©1995.

Description:

x, 296 pages : illustrations, maps

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-292) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Background and origin of the Indus civilization -- 3. Harappan settlements -- North Afghanistan and Baluchistan -- Sind -- Mohenjodaro -- Chanhudaro -- Ali Murad -- Kot Diji -- Ahladino -- Chosistan -- Western Panjab -- Harappa -- Rajasthan, Haryana, East Panjab and U.P. -- Kalibangan -- Banawali -- Kutch, Kathiawar and mainland Gujarat -- Sindhi Harappan and Sorath Harappan? -- Lothal -- Rangpur, Surkotada and Dholavira -- Aspects of Harappan urbanism -- Some features of distribution and size -- Chronology -- Elements of planning -- Social framework -- 4. Prelude to early historic urban growth -- Decline of the Harappan civilization -- The late Harappans -- Hypothesis regarding the end of Harappan urbanism -- The Neolithic-Chalcolithic cultures outside the Harappan orbit -- Northwest frontier and Kashmir -- Northeast Rajasthan -- Southeast Rajasthan -- Malwa -- Maharashtra -- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra -- Eastern India -- Upper Gangetic Valley -- General discussion -- Hypothesis regarding the origin of the Neolithic-Chalcolithic cultures in inner India -- Towards early history in the Gangetic Valley : the Iron Age
5. Early historical cities -- Northwest -- Charsada -- Taxila -- Kashmir -- Panjab Plains -- Sind -- Indo-Gangetic Divide -- Rupar -- Sugh, Sunet, Agroha, Sanghol, Thaneshwar and Rangmahal -- The U.P. Himalayan and Sub-Himalayan Belt -- Upper Gangetic Valley -- Hastinapur -- Indraprastha -- Atranjikhera -- Mathura -- Kampil -- Sankisa -- Kanauj -- Chakranagar -- Ahichchhatra -- Saketa-Ayodhya -- Hulaskhera -- Kausambi -- Bhita -- Middle Gangetic Valley (Eastern U.P. and Bihar) -- Rajghat -- Khairadih -- Narhan -- Jhusi and Ghosi -- Saheth-Maheth -- Ganwaria -- Tilaura Kot -- Lauriya-Nandangarh -- Balirajgarh -- Katragarh -- Basarh 00 Maner and Manjhi -- Patna -- Rajgir -- Champa -- Lower Gangetic Valley (West Bengal and Bangladesh) -- Mahasthangarh -- Bangarh -- Wari-Bateshwar -- Tamluk -- Chandraketugarh -- Mangalkot, Dihar and Pokharna -- Brahmaputra Valley (Assam) -- Rajasthan -- Bairat -- Rairh -- Sambhar -- Nagari -- Madhya Pradesh -- Besnagar -- Pawaya -- Ujjain -- Malhar -- Other sites -- Gujarat -- Broach -- Other sites -- Maharashtra -- Karnatak -- Kerala -- Tamilnadu -- Andhra -- Narjunakonda -- Satanikota -- Vengi -- Other Andhra sites -- Orrisa -- Juagada -- Sisupalgarh -- Aspects of early historic urban pattern -- Pattern of growth -- Elements of size and planning -- Literary data on town-planning -- Urban character -- 6. Problems and perspectives.

ISBN:

0195641744 (paperback)
9780195641745 (paperback)

Subject:

Cities and towns, Ancient India.
Excavations (Archaeology) India.
Villes antiques Inde.
Antiquities.
Cities and towns, Ancient.
Civilization.
Excavations (Archaeology)
India Antiquities.
India Civilization To 1200.
Inde Antiquités.
Inde Civilisation Jusqu'à 1200.
India.

Form/genre:

Theses.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215473
Call No.: DS419 .C5 1998
Status: Available