The present volume is a detailed account of the results of the first ever archaeological excavations conducted at a recently discovered historical site of great discoveries made by the author have totally changed the so far held view that North-East India was a very backward area bereft of any advanced culture in the past. The excavations now clearly prove that Vadagokugiri (Bhaitbari) in West Garo hills was one of the biggest fortified townships from the beginning of the Christian era up to 12th-13th century A.D., where Buddhism and Hinduism flourished. The area has a very advanced culture with close links with other parts of the country and outside world as well. The present attempt intends to present the historical accounts of the Garo hills, so that it can serve as a beginning to the willing workers and scholars in the area, as immense archaeological evidences right from Stone Age to historical times lie buried under the debris of time in the hills and plains ofs the region. The book is a first ever written authentic document based on archaeological evidences about the glorious past of North-East India. Profusely illustrated with maps, line drawings and rare photographs, this volume presents a detailed cultural spectrum of North-East Region. The book paces the way for extensive research to put the history of the area in its correct perspective.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR A K Sharma
Shri A.K. Sharma is an archaeologist of repute. He is internationally known for his original contributions in the field of archaeology and anthropology. During thirty three years of his hectic career, in different capacities in the Archaeological Survey of India he explored and excavated a number of sites throughout the length and breadth of the country, particularly in remote and inaccessible areas of North-East India, Jammu Kashmir and Lakshadweep. To his credit goes the discovery and excavation of the biggest Stone Age site Anangpur, near Delhi, the biggest prehistoric cave of Kachagad in Maharashtra, the sprawling nucleus megalithic site in Chhattisgarh, unique Neolithic site of Gufkral in Kashmir Valley, early historic sites of Sekta in Manipur and Vadagokugiri in Garo Hills of Meghalaya. He is also known for the discovery of horse bones of domesticated horse in Harappan context which have been internationally acknowledged and has changed the whole theory about Aryans and Vaidic period. He worked at Kalibangan excavation from 1961 to 1969. He has to his credit more than 50 published research papers on anthropology, archaeozoology, prehistory and other aspects of archaeology. Presently he is working as Senior Fellow of Indian Council of Historical Research on his project “Megaliths of Chhattisgarh including Bastar:. He is also directing the excavations at Mansar near Nagpur.
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