Early Harappans and Indus-Sarasvati Civilization (Set of 2 Volumes)

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About The Book According a scholar Harappan Civilization the gift two rivers whose had played dominant decisive role origin of bronze civilization. As of now around 2668 Harappan its associated sites have reported, of 1068 sites located in dried bank of the Sarasvati river. The Sarasvati a mighty river ca. and 1800 B.C. Around 1800 B.C., to neo-tectonic movements the river up. flowed down Himalayas Adi Badri towards Desalpur in Gujarat. This work collection of research papers contributed the noted scholars and historians from India and abroad. Volume-I contains nineteen papers which includes introduction, the origin of village chalcolithic cultures. Volume- covers Indus Sarasvati Civilization and includes twenty-one papers the Mature Sarasvati Civilization which contain controversial and views. Available archaeological evidences suggest Atharvavedic and Mature Harappan contemporary and they contacts each The authors of copper hoard nomenclature, either Harappan, Indus Indus Sarasvati civilization hardly matters meaning these the same. has confirmed on the available archaeological evidences.

Bound two volumes, papers with notes, references and bibliography are well illustrated and grouped parts, Introduction; Indus-Sarasvati Controversies.

About the Authors Deo Prakash Sharma was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship during 1983-84 and he meritoriously qualified himself for M.A. in Pre-historic Archaeology with specilization in Palaeolithic-Mesolithic of the world from the Institute of Archaeology. London. He also participated in the excavations at Sussex and Pincenvent (France).

He has published 166 papers and several books, a few of which are: Harappan Terracottas: Harappan Seals; Indus Script on its Way to Decipherment; Panorama of Harappan Civilization; Bharat evam Sindhu Sabhyata (in Hindi).

At present, he is Head of the Harappan Collection, National Museum, New Delhi.

Madhuri Sharma is an Art Historian, Museologist and Archaeologist. She participated in excavation work in Narmada Valley, Chopani Mando, Belan Valley and Bharadwaj-Ashram. Apart from participation in national and international seminars, she has published 60 research papers and 8 books including 'Museum and Museology', 'Early Buddhist Metal Images of South Asia.

Preface The extensive documentation greater importance the of multimedia information available the user door The National Museum, New Delhi, introduced for time documentation Harappan through internet and was prepared DP. B.L. Nagarch, Gottam and Renu Navani under the supervision. K.K. Chakravarty, Director General, National Museum, New During R.D. Banerji, D.R. M.S. Vatsa, Marshal, Rao, Y.D. Sharma and Wheeler had done extensive excavations on Harappan sites they published reports.

Dhavalikar, G.L. Possehl, D.P. Kenoyers, J.F. Jarrige, Y.D. Sharma, R.S. Bisht, Robert Dales, A. Parpola, Vasant Shinde, N.S. Rajaram, D.K. Chakraborti, Ratnagar, Lahiri, S.A. Sali, Joshi, A.K. Sharma, Amrendra Nath, Madhubala, Urmila Sashi Asthana, Jaya Menon, D.V. Sharma, S.P. Gupta, P.K. Trivedi, Pande, Pramanik, Sonawane, Nandita Bhatacharya, Kadambini and Madhuri have done of the Harappan Indus Sarasvati Civilization. They have published large number of books and papers Harappan Archaeology. work done Jarrige at Mehrgarh and Nausharo and Joshi at Surkotada, Dholavira, Manda, Dhadheri, Kalibangan, Malvan are unsurpassed and published all reports excavations the Harappan sites. The Harappan Indus Sarasvati Civilization had been a contemporary Mesopotamian and Egyptian Civilization, Indus Harappan established their colony Ur Mesopotamia (Iraq) they were having long distance trade with West Asia and Arabian and also Central Asia.

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