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 134
... material remains which the early man has left and which still survive . When archaeologists and historians speak of the prehistoric stages in the man's past , they refer to a period when he was primarily a food - gatherer or had just ...
... material remains which the early man has left and which still survive . When archaeologists and historians speak of the prehistoric stages in the man's past , they refer to a period when he was primarily a food - gatherer or had just ...
Page 140
... material in all cases is close - grained grey and brown quartzite ... The tool is a ' chopper ' , the edges of which show battering due to use . Pebble Chopper , Early Sohan A crude pear - shaped tool with a flat underside resulting ...
... material in all cases is close - grained grey and brown quartzite ... The tool is a ' chopper ' , the edges of which show battering due to use . Pebble Chopper , Early Sohan A crude pear - shaped tool with a flat underside resulting ...
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... material life , revolving around cattle keeping and some agriculture , was associated with a political set up where clan organizations led by chiefs ( vispati , rājā and gopati , the last one literally meaning lord of the cattle ) were ...
... material life , revolving around cattle keeping and some agriculture , was associated with a political set up where clan organizations led by chiefs ( vispati , rājā and gopati , the last one literally meaning lord of the cattle ) were ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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