A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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Page 154
... Layer 1 : Humus containing much pottery and occupation debris . Layer 2 : A deep layer of powdery earth producing comparatively little material and probably the product of prolonged agriculture . It contained many fragments of shattered ...
... Layer 1 : Humus containing much pottery and occupation debris . Layer 2 : A deep layer of powdery earth producing comparatively little material and probably the product of prolonged agriculture . It contained many fragments of shattered ...
Page 155
... Layer 3 lay beneath a clear horizon ; it was of a darker earth than layer 2. It produced mainly B ware sherds together with many fragments of iron slag . On the surface of this layer was a spread of charcoal , apparently connected with ...
... Layer 3 lay beneath a clear horizon ; it was of a darker earth than layer 2. It produced mainly B ware sherds together with many fragments of iron slag . On the surface of this layer was a spread of charcoal , apparently connected with ...
Page 304
... layer one was rectangular and of lead and two round and of copper . They bear blurred figure of an elephant with faint traces of Brahmi characters on the obverse and the Ujjain symbol on the reverse . Layer ( 2 ) consisted of loose dark ...
... layer one was rectangular and of lead and two round and of copper . They bear blurred figure of an elephant with faint traces of Brahmi characters on the obverse and the Ujjain symbol on the reverse . Layer ( 2 ) consisted of loose dark ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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