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The present book is based on the Faunal and Iconographical collections made by renowned scholars of the Vikram University of Ujjain and housed in the University Museum. Part I deals with the faunal material collected by the late Dr. V.S. Wakankar from various areas in the Central Narmada Valley particularly in the districts of Narsinghpur and Hoshangabad. The collection throws important light on the palaeo-environmental history and chronology of the geological ...
River Valleys have been the sites of the oldest human settlements and consequently the cradles of civilization as well as the repositories of the cultural milestones of the mankind. In India, rivers have played a predominant role in the temporal, cultural and spiritual life of the people through the ages. Several civilizations and associated multi-cultures have evolved around them. Many of them have disappeared leaving trails behind them; others continue in fully ...
The book The Central Narmada Valley : A Study in Quaternary Palaeontology and Allied Aspects is the first attempt at studying a small stretch of he valley from a multi-disciplinary point of view incorporating the results of archaeology, geology, palaeontology and taphonomy. New techniques and parameters have been applied to study and re-interpret these areas. This book also summarizes the morphology, distribution pattern and evolutionary history of ...
"Rock Art and Archaeology of India" is a commemoration volume of articles, compiled in honour of Prof. Shankar Prasad Tiwari, a well known and pioneer in rock art research, cultural geography, archaeology and natural history. He discovered the Kutumsar Cave and vanishing subterranean biological species in Bastar and rock art sites in the Betwa source region. The articles published in this book are diverse, incorporating various fields of his engagement ...