Which period is considered as the later Vedic age? The period from 1000 to 600 B.C. is regarded as the period of the later Vedic age. It also covers the period of the epics, the age of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. What archaeological evidences of sources have we found from this period? The […]
Read More »Define Archaeology. Arkaos – Ancient Logos – Study The science which enables us to dig the old mound in a systematic manner in successful layers and to form an idea of the material life of the people is called ARCHAEOLOGY. What are Archaeological sources? The primary sources or evidences that support the theories of the […]
Read More »PRE-HISTORY: The prehistory age is that age of human progress about which no historical evidence is available. It is only scanty archaeological finding, particularly certain tools and weapons which prove that man passed lakhs of years before he was able to develop what are now called culture and civilization of any sort. In India too, […]
Read More »Post-Independence era The Indian archaeology reached its present form of high level academic maturity after passing through various theoretical approaches and scientific discourses. The initiatives undertaken by the Asiatic Society led to the basic understanding of India and also paved a way for creation of colonial conceptions. The colonial conception were countered by nationalistic trends […]
Read More »Mortimer Wheeler: The British Government appointed Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler as the Director General of the Archaeological survey in 1944 to fulfill the recommendation made by the distinguished British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley in 1939. The greatest contribution of Mortimer Wheeler is the introduction of scientific methods in Indian archaeology and the establishment of a […]
Read More »Robert Bruce Foote; The development of principles of stratigraphy in Geology in Europe also received some impetus in India. The surveyors in the Geological Survey took an intensive survey in documenting geological wealth and natural resources of India. Although prehistoric studies were neglected and remained in isolation, the efforts of Robert Bruce Foote paid much […]
Read More »Alexander Cunningham: Among Prinsep’s colleagues, the notable on was a young military engineer Sir Alexander Cunningham. He came to India at the age of 18. In 1861, he became the first Archaeological Surveyor of the Archaeological Survey established under the Governor Generalship of Lord Canning. His primary concern was historical archaeology. During his tenure, the […]
Read More »Sir William Jones; In September 1783, Sir William Jones (1746-94), one of the brilliant men of the18th century, came to Calcutta as Judge of the Supreme Court under the Governor-Generalship of Warren Hastings Jones was a linguistic genius who learnt all the European languages as well as Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Turkish before coming to […]
Read More »The ancient Indian civilization differs from those of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece. Unlike other ancient civilizations, Indian has preserved its tradition without any cultural breakdown to the present day. The visible monuments like stupas, temples, mosques, front, rock-cut caves, pillars and other architectural edifices embedded with numerous inscriptions in different languages and script are always […]
Read More »SUMMARY – ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES The science that enables us to dig the old mounds in a systematic manner in successive layers and to form an idea of the material life of the people is called Archaeology. Yet again history could be written from a number of sources which also include Archaeological Sources. These could be […]
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