K p poonacha (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. xviii 440 30 of lates, 30 Illus., Maps.

Contents Foreword Acknowledgement Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Lower Palaeolithic sites 3 Middle Palaeolithic sites 4 Upper Palaeolithic sites 5 Mesolithic sites 6 Neolithic sites 7 Megalithic sites 8 Chronology 9 Some aspects of the pre and proto historic cultures observations Appendixes i Catalogue of the archaeological sites ii Description of the figures iii Trial digging at Benakanahalli Illustrations iv a Report on the fossil sample iv b Report on the faunal remains from Benakanahalli trial digging Bibliography IndexArchaeological research in different parts of Karnataka has come a long way over since Meadows Taylor 1842 and Robert Bruce Forte 1881 brought to light sites of pre-historic appendage Subsequent explorations carried out by various scholars in different geographical zones of Karnataka particularly in the Krishna Malaprabha Ghataprabha valleys has revealed significant evidences relating to different category of Palaeolithic Neolithic and Megalithic cultures However comparatively such studies were wanting in the south-western part of Karnataka particularly in the central mountainous region of Western Ghats comprising the districts of Hassan Chikamagalur and Shimoga popularly called the Malnad Region But for sporadic discovery of Palaeolithic or Neolithic sites here and there no systematic studies had been attempted till recently in this monsoon belt of KarnatakaIn the light of the background extensive explorations undertaken by the author in the river valleys of the Upper Cauvery Tunga Bhadra Upper Tungabhadra Hemavati Kumudvati the Vedavati and their tributaries have provided welcome light on various chronological stages of the Palaeolithic cultures and occurrence of a upper Palaeolithic site in the Upper Tungabhadra valley is very significantMesolithic tools found as surface finds in different physiographical situations ranging from river valleys to hill tops or gravel beds near dried up water bodies denote a unique characteristics of this culture in the south-western part of Karnataka and exhibits similarity in their typo-technology rock material to Mesolithic tools reported form sites in the Northern Karnataka region or in the adjacent Tamilnadu Kerala regionsInterestingly systematic explorations in the Upper Tungabhadra Valley has yielded substantial number of Neo-Chalcolithic habitation sites with adequate assemblage of pottery of Neolithic-Chalcolithic Megalithic appendage indicating clearly that these regions were continuously inhabited and helps in reconstructing the processes of transformation from the hunting gathering stage to the food producing or village economy stage particularly in this hilly country covered with dense forestThe efforts of the author to locate different types of Megalithic Sites in the Upper Cauvery and Upper Tungabhadra region and an occasional site at a higher-altitude of Malnad Hills throws significant light on the selection of locations depending on the availability of suitable rock material security and economic needs of the erstwhile Megalithic People of the regionThis book provides an excellent background for further studies in the region under reference and would be of great interest to the students of pre and proto-history in understanding the lesser known archaeological aspects of the south western part of Karnataka jacket 440 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 659 pp., diagrams, illustrations, bibliography. dust jacketed is faded and discolored.