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Puramanthan – Current Advances in Indian Archaeology Editorial List of Figues List od Plates 1. Discovery of a New Copper Hoard Site at Village Atwa in District Moradabad (U.P.) 2. Indian Migrants in West Asia and Central and South Africa: A Clue 3. Palaeobotanical Remains of Wheat and Barley: As Revealed in Archaeological Excavations in India 4. Newly Discovered Painted Rock Shelters at Vaghai Hill 5. Water Harvesting in Harappan Culture for Various Purposes 6. Beads from Mahisdal 7. Daradas (Dards): Their Folk and Tribal Art Tradition s 8. Sirpur – The Grand Baleshwar Temple 9. Punjeri – A Megalithic Site in Kanchipuram Dist. 10. Mughal Silver Coins from Bhikshi, Maharashtra 11. A Unique Buddhist Image from Tewar – A Re Appraisal 12. The Vedic Script 13. New Archaeological Findings – An Overview.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B R Mani
Dr. Buddha Rashmi Mani, born 17 April 1955 (Gunhill, Mussoorie) in a family of patriots, academicians, administrators, is presently Director (Archaeology) in the Archaeological Survey of India, Janpath, New Delhi. he has had a meritorious academic record from High School to the University, always standing first class first. He got his Master's degree in Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology from Banaras Hindu University in 1976 and Ph.D. in 1980 on 'Life in the Kushan Age'. He taught the subject in B.H.U. and at Central Institute of Tibetan Higher Studies, Sarnath in between 1978 and 1984 after which he joined the Archaeological Survey of India where he worked in various capacities of Group 'A' service in different circles and branches and directed more than a dozen significant archaeological excavations, such as at Lolkot, Salimgarh fort, Sankisa, Siswania, Kanishkapura, Ambaran and Ayodhya and also conserved a number of monuments in Goa, Maharashtra, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir. He has been Director of the Institute of Archaeology (ASI), New Delhi. he has widely travelled and has represented the country in international conferences in Male, Tehran, Leicester, London etc. and has contributed two books, 'The Kushan Civilization' and 'Delhi: Threshold of the Orient' alongwith more than 100 research papers published in national and international journals.
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