Gautam Sengupta
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Vibrant Rock is a comprehensive catalogue of the stone sculptures preserved in the State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal. This is an immensely important and much less known collection of Bengal sculptures datable between the sixth and nineteenth century CE. The catalogue seeks to understand the iconography and stylistic affiliation of the sculptures. In addition it goes into the issues relating to the use of rock types and the options available to the ...
In this book, an attempt has been made to rediscover and study in exclusive manner the wonderful metallurgical traditions of the Eastern India and Bangladesh. The book focuses on the important metal objects that have been unearthed from excavations or obtained by explorations from various places to build up a cogent account of the traditional science and technology of metals in this region.
From the minting of tiny coins to the manufacturing of massive iron and ...
This book, a collection of scholarly essays, presents recent researches on history of archaeology in India. The main thrust is on individual archaeologists, artefacts, princely dominions, modern Indian states, and local institutions. The central themes of archaeological research covered here are: Individuals, Ideas and Institutions. The essays in the section 'Individuals' narrate the lives and works of Col. Colin Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Cunningham, ...
The Archaeology of Easter India: New Perspectives attempts to deal with some of the questions and problems in the archaeology of the region and highlights empirical work currently in progress in diverse areas of Eastern India. Archaeology in Eastern India is fraught with numerous problems. There have been very few systematic field surveys or excavations alongwith a complete lack of multidiscliplinary work in this area. We are yet to gain any comprehensive insight ...
An Annotated Archaeological Atlas of West Bengal was envisaged with the objective of making a visual presentation of the cultural profile of West Bengal through different archaeological cultural stages. This Atlas will serve as an instructional aid and also familiarize the public with the different periods through which Bengali culture has evolved. In publishing the Atlas, spatial expressions of the temporal dimensions of archaeological cultures is brought into a ...
Written by a group of distinguished scholars and illustrated with eighty-four colour photographs this collection of essays pertains to different aspects of ethno-archaeology with definite focus on crucial issues, such as the relevance of ethnohistoric accounts and the role of analogy as an explanatory tool in understanding the material culture and world view of past societies. It also discusses various problems that continue to plague this particular research ...
Contributed articles by eminent geographers, geologists, ecologists, display memorytorians and anthropologists which survey the existing knowledge of archaeology in the region and identify areas for further research and enquiry.
The book focuses on the present state of our understanding of archaeology of the early historic period. It explores archaeological methods-aims, objectives and practices. It addresses key issues that are traditionally associated with early historic archaeology. It tries to understand the changes that have taken place in the past decades due to the emergence of new issues, theories and methods. Through thirty essays arranged in five ...
Terracotta plaques and figurines are known from the later part of the 19 century from a number of archaeological sites of West Bengal. Sites like Pandu Rajar Dhibi, Chandraketugarh, Tamluk, Harinarayanpur, or Panna evoke memories of a vibrant artistic tradition that goes back to the Second Millennium B.C. and remained active till the 6 Century A.D. The State Archaeological Museum, West Bengal is one of the most important repositories of early Bengal Terracottas. ...