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The European Archaeologists were first to introduce the numismatic study in India. They studied the ancient Roman and Greek coins found in various Indian states. The initial Kashmir coinages were also deciphered by these experts. The first article on the ancient coins of Kashmir was authored by a British expert called Alexander Cunningham, which was published in 1843 AD. C J Rodgers British numismatist published his research paper on the copper coins of the ...
There are millions of ancient coins still unidentified in various collections and museums in the under developed countries and a very little numismatic heritage in these countries so far has been property identified and interpreted. Wherever these coins have been studied these have helped a lot to the historians in filing up the missing gaps of their respective histories besides also facilitating the reconstrucation of political, cultural and trade history of the ...
Much has been already written and said on the Kushan Empire of the subcontinent Historians dealing with ancient history and culture have written several books and papers on this subject. Broadly speaking the kushan empire at other places stands already explored and documented.
However, Kashmir chapter of Kushan period has been left unattended. Like Kabul, Peshawar, Gandhara, Taxsilla, and Muthera, Kashmir also formed a significant province of the Kushan Empire ...
It has been observed well that there is some passion and currently for every body to know more and more about his land where he lives and about his people where in he lives. A man wants to know more and more about his glorious past, because it has some different intellectual last. The book titled “Discoveries of Kashmir†is an attempt on my part to throw some light on the heritages of this land which have reached to us from our ancestors. It has many chapters ...
The book titled, “Kashmir Archeology†Makes mention of our archeological treasures and monuments, besides other few wonders what are scattered all along in this glorious valley of the land. It provides an inside look of our ancient sites and settlements, besides their present state of affairs. The book gives history and archaeological description of many historical towns and sites of the land students of archeology architecture and history in particular and ...