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The investigation of past cultures of the modern nationstate of India through the study and scientific analysis of material remains (i.e., osteological, artifactual, architectural, etc.).

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• A Puzzling Wreck

  http://www.archaeology.org/0401/newsbriefs/boat.html
  From Archaeology, India's first ancient shipwreck, discovered recently in the coastal town of Kadakkarapally, has archaeologists stumped.

• A Unique Memorial to a Learned Lady

  http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/savinirmadi.htm
  Recent discovery of a stone portrait of a woman scholar of the 10th century.

• Ancient Indians Made 'Rock Music'

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3520384.stm
  From the BBC, archaeologists rediscover a huge rock art site in India where inhabitants used the local rocks to make musical sounds.

• Archaeology in the Third World

  http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_rv/t_rv_agraw_third.htm
  Review by D. P. Agrawal of Dilip K. Chakrabarti's 2003 volume.

• Artifacts or Geofacts?

  http://www.intersurf.com/~chalcedony/geofact.html
  An alternative explanation of alleged artifacts from the Gulf of Cambay, western India.

• Asoka Statues Unearthed in India

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1646907.stm
  An article from the BBC reporting the discovery of two statues of King Asoka.

• Ayodhya Excavations Completed

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3134107.stm
  From BBC, archaeologists complete excavation work on the religious site in northern India, the subject of dispute between Hindus and Muslims.

• Buddha Site Celebrates U.N. Status

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3503483.stm
  From the BBC, ancient Indian temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, is formally dedicated as a World Heritage site.

• Excavations to Resolve Temple Row

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/mar/06/india.rorymccarthy
  From Guardian Unlimited, a court in India ordered archaeologists to excavate the site of the demolished Ayodhya mosque to determine whether a Hindu temple ever existed there.

• Experts Split on Ayodhya Findings

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3183027.stm
  From BBC, an archaeological report it was hoped would resolve the row over the north Indian religious site only entrenches opinions.

• Group of Monuments at Hampi

  http://whc.unesco.org/sites/241.htm
  A brief description and justification for inscription.

• India Uncovers Ancient Buddhist Marvel

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1420733.stm
  An article from the BBC reporting the excavation in Bihar, of one of the world's tallest Buddhist stupas.

• Lost City Found Off Indian Coast

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1923794.stm
  From the BBC, a city which has been the subject of legend for thousands of years is discovered off the south-east coast of India.

• Man and Man-Lion: the Philadelphia Narasimha

  http://www.arth.upenn.edu/narasimha/paper.html
  Article by Dr. Michael W. Meister discussing a red sandstone attached sculpture of Narasimha (Vishnu as the Man-Lion or Killer of Demons).

• Monk Mummy Found in Mountains

  http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=6214
  From phayul, a mummy of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, believed to be about 500 years old, has been found in India's northern Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh

• Mother Goddess Figurines Found in Tamil Nadu

  http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/22/stories/2005052200121100.htm
  From the Hindu, terracotta figurines of the Mother Goddess have been found at Andipatti in Tiruvannamalai district and Modur in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu during excavations conducted by the State Archaeology Department.

• Peopling of India

  http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/cesmg/peopling.html
  An article discussing research into mDNA base sequences, combined with archaeological and linguistic data as applied to the question of the peopling of India.

• Prehistoric Rock Paintings in India

  http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/rockpain/betaka.htm
  Examples of cave art dating back over 20,000 years.

• Saraswati Project May be Buried

  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/761548.cms
  From the Times of India, a pet project of the then culture minister Jagmohan, officials now indicate that it would be certainly axed.

• Social Life in Medieval Deccan : Status of Women

  http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/ancient/women.htm
  Status of Women in 14th Century South India.

• The Rock Art of Central India

  http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/india/
  Dr Jean Clottes describes the amazing paintings and engravings found at sites throughout central India. Includes an Indian rock art painting and engraving gallery.

• The Tell-tale Pallava Stamp

  http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/29/stories/2005042904652000.htm
  From the Hindu, a newly revealed Tamil inscription confirms the origins of an unearthed Mamallapuram temple.

• Urn-burial Site Found at Adichanallur

  http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/14/stories/2004031400151100.htm
  From the Hindu, 20 urns, painted pot sherds, black ware and red ware have been unearthed. The burial site is adjacent to a lake on a huge mound on the southern bank of the Tamiraparani.

• Urns Proof of Ancient Pot Burial

  http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040621/asp/nation/story_3395697.asp
  From the Telegraph, evidence of a prehistoric burial custom of interring dead people in pots has again surfaced in Tamil Nadu with the chance discovery of six “burial urns” in Tirunelveli district.

• Visvarupa

  http://www.ignca.nic.in/visvb001.htm
  Treats the beginning of Brahmanical figures in Northern India which are seen as visual images of cosmogonic theory. Their anthropomorphic figures are emanatory, issuing from a central figure and represent, not a group of figures, but a process of cosmic becoming in its continuity. Form 'multiple icons' as phases of the process of creation, and is shown as an ongoing, uninterrupted whole.

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