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Hardcover. Zustand: New. The misrepresentations about the identity of the Rigveda Aryan people , and the western propagated theories of the Aryan invasion of or immigration to India, have been the subject of much discussion by both national and international thinkers in the recent years. The Subject is serious and deeply linked to identity, and also concerns what we teach through our History Text books. This Gyan Samhita' brings to you the papers presented by a galaxy of distinguished national and international scholars., who participated at the International conference to discuss various aspect like the origin and identity of the Arayans, the Indus- Sarasvati Civilization, and the Archaeological findings that demolish the theory of Aryan Invasion of India. Thus, a spatial chronological study of the Rigveda data on the hand and of the rigveda data on the one hand and of the Indus sarasvati civilization on the other, to find linkages between the Rigveda and the Indus Saraswati civilization was taken up. There was general consensus, and it was firmly established that the Rigveda people were indigenous and neither ' invades' nor ' immigrants'. The Result of the textual researches and archaeological discovers have not yet reached the International forum, much less the text books. It was felt that the time is ripe to hold an International Seminar on the subject, so that the new Knowledge is duly disseminated not only within India but also beyond its frontiers . the Knowledge sharing by a large number of world renowned Archaeologists, Historians, Philosophers Ideologists make this a very valuable book of reference and study.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword/ Navin Doshi. Preface. Introduction/Nalini Rao. Part I: Something From and About S.R. Rao: 1. The language and script of the Indus civilization/S.R. Rao. 2. S.R. Rao's academic personality: My reminiscences/Sundara Adiga. 3. Dr S.R. Rao as I knew him/Nalini Rao. Part II: Articles: 4. Sarasvati drowned: rescuing her from scholarly whirlpools/Ashok Aklujkar. 5. "Sapta Sindhusu": The land of seven rivers: a new interpretation and its historical significance/Shiva G. Bajpai. 6. The chronology of puranic kings and Rgvedic Rsis in comparison with the phases of the Sindhu-Sarasvati civilization/Giacomo Benedetti. 7. The debate on Indo-Aryan origins: malleability and circularity/Edwin Bryant. 8. How Harappans honoured death at Dholavira/R.S. Bisht. 9. New findings in Harappan town planning and metrology/Michel Danino. 10. Time, space and structure in ancient India/Subhash Kak. 11. The Riverine-agricultural argument for the Indo-European nature of the Indus Valley civilization/Robin Bradley Kar. 12. Rgveda pre-dates the Sarasvatt-Sindhu culture/Nicholas Kazanas. 13. New perspectives on the Indus tradition: contributions from recent research at Harappa and other sites in Pakistan and India/Jonathan Mark Kenoyer. 14 Paleohydrology of the Sindhu-Sarasvati civilization River Systems/Prem Kishore Saint. 15. Settlement dynamics in ancient India: continuity vs. discontinuity/Jim G. Shaffer and Diane A. Lichtenstein. 16. The Sindhu-Sarasvati civilization alias the Indo-Iranian Civilization/Shrikant Talageri. 17. Genetic evidence of early human migrations in the Indian Ocean region disproves Aryan migration/invasion theories: an examination of small-statured human groups of the Indian ocean region/Lavanya Vamsani. Index. Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization: New Perspectives. A Volume in Memory of Dr Shikaripur Ranganatha Rao is a compilation of the papers presented at the International Conference on the Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization: A Reappraisal held in Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, during 21-22 February 2009. Here, eminent archaeologists, philologists, anthropologists and historians re-examine recent researches and existing theories upon the nature of the interrelation between the two most ancient pre- historic cultures of the South Asian subcontinent: the Indus (Sindhu or Harappan Civilization) and the Vedic Civilization. The scholars touch upon areas of consensus and contentions, with a tentatively conclusive inter- disciplinary understanding about the pluralistic culture and shared identity of the two riverine cultures between 3000 and 1500 BCE. They rightly swing the balance of the argument away from the archaic and now exploded Aryan Invasion Theory to the well-grounded Vedic Sarasvati milieu as the home of the Harappan Civilization. Thus it opens a new window to the cultural content of the prehistoric period of the subcontinent. The eminent personalities that have contributed include Ashok Aklujkar, Shiva G. Bajpai, Giacomo Benedetti, R.S. Bisht, Edwin Bryant, Michel Danino, Subhash Kak, Robin Bradley Kar, Nicholas Kazanas, Mark [onathan Kenoyer, Prem Kishore Saint, Jim J. Shaffer, Diane A. Lichtenstein, Shrikant Talageri, Lavanya Vamsani as well as Sundara Adiga, S.R. Rao, and Nalini Rao. This volume is poised to evoke keen interest among archaeologists, re-searchers, historians and students of history and archaeology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Uncover the Secrets of One of History's Most Advanced and Mysterious Ancient Civilizations!Step back in time into the meticulously planned streets, bustling dockyards, and flourishing workshops of the Bronze Age with Indus Valley Civilization. Grounded in rigorous archaeological data, biomolecular research, and comparative epigraphy, this comprehensive volume offers an authoritative exploration of the Harappan world, looking far beyond the physical ruins to examine the intellectual and technological genius of its people.Inside this book, you will discover: \* Urban Planning & Architecture: How ancient engineers engineered sophisticated grid-iron layouts, multi-story brick architecture, and advanced underground drainage systems millennia ahead of their time.\* Trade, Commerce & Maritime Technology: The vast commercial networks linking interior hubs to distant overseas markets in Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf, supported by seaworthy ship designs and tidal engineering.\* Metallurgy & Craft Specialization: The pyrotechnological mastery behind draft-regulated smelting furnaces, bivalve molds, and the intricate cire perdue (lost-wax) casting technique used to craft iconic bronze figurines.\* Dietary Systems & Biomolecular Archaeology: Groundbreaking organic residue analyses revealing ancient dairy production, staple cereal-millet agriculture, and specialized food-processing technologies.\* The Enigmatic Script: An in-depth look at the independent evolution of the Indus script, its sign corpus, and comparative epigraphic analyses with contemporary ancient writing systems.Who is this book for Ideal for history scholars, students, competitive exam aspirants, and enthusiasts of ancient world history, this volume serves as an essential guide to the technological, economic, and cultural triumphs of South Asia's earliest urban civilization.Journey beyond the archaeological mounds and experience the brilliance of the Harappan world. Order yourcopy today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unearth the hidden realities of South Asia's most enigmatic urban epoch in Ancient India: Volume 5: Indus-Sarasvati Civilization - Society, Religion, and Decline. Moving beyond conventional architectural overviews, this volume delivers a rigorous bioarchaeological and socio-political investigation into the daily lives, systemic structures, and eventual unravelling of Harappan populations.Authored by Kashmir Singh, this scholarly work examines how complex social stratification, elite governance, and ritual frameworks sustained a vast domain of interconnected urban centers. Through meticulous analysis of paleopathology, dental health markers, and skeletal evidence from major burial sites, the book reconstructs the physiological realities, disease burdens, and demographic stressors endured by urban and rural inhabitants alike.Central to the volume is a deep-dive exploration of the systemic collapse of the Indus-Sarasvati administrative apparatus. By integrating recent geoarchaeological research and paleoenvironmental data, the book traces how multi-century hydroclimatic shifts-most notably the progressive desiccation of the Sarasvati river system and severe monsoonal weakening between 2000 and 1500 BCE-strained regional agriculture and water management systems. Witness how cumulative ecological pressures, demographic migrations, and the breakdown of standardized metrology and long-distance trade networks ultimately overwhelmed institutional resilience, driving the profound de-urbanization of the Harappan world.Essential reading for historians, archaeologists, students of South Asian antiquity, and researchers of ancient socio-ecological collapse, this volume bridges the gap between material culture and human biology, offering a definitive perspective on the resilience and vulnerability of early complex civilizations.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Advanced Hydraulic Engineering of the Indus Civilization: A Technical AnalysisDid ancient Harappan engineers master complex hydrodynamics millennia before modern science Unlock the secrets of one of the world's first great civilizations through the lens of its most sophisticated achievement: water management. 'Advanced Hydraulic Engineering of the Indus Civilization' moves beyond standard archaeological interpretation to offer a rigorous, data-driven engineering analysis of Harappan hydraulic systems.Based on decades of excavation and research, this book explores the precise, empirically derived methodologies that sustained dense urban populations in challenging semi-arid environments.Inside, you will discover the technical mastery behind: Geo-Hydrology & Silt Mechanics: Strategic micro-watershed engineering, contour terracing for erosion control, and precise alluvial sediment sorting for impermeable clay cores.Hydrodynamics & Structural Mechanics: The physics of breakwater wave reflection and diffraction, calculations for managing hydro-dynamic uplift pressures, and the structural engineering of sluice-gate piers.Canal Hydraulics & Networks: Complex canal branching ratios, bifurcation angles, and flow-velocity maintenance equations designed for optimal distribution.Advanced Reservoir Management: Techniques for suppressing evapotranspiration, controlling vapor pressure deficit in open reservoirs, and even primitive acoustic signaling systems for remote water-level monitoring.Geotechnical Maintenance: Ancient methods for repairing hydraulic assets, including liquid lime grouting and structural rehabilitation protocols.Perfect for: Professionals in civil and water engineering, archaeologists, historians of technology, and anyone fascinated by the engineering marvels of the ancient world.Gain unprecedented insight into the foundational genius of Indus hydraulic engineering. Order your copy today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What caused the sudden collapse of the world's most sophisticated Bronze Age urban experiment In Ancient India: Volume 5 (Book 16), independent researcher and author Kashmir Singh delivers a rigorous, multi-proxy scientific investigation into the twilight of the Indus-Sarasvati Civilization. Moving far beyond traditional historical narratives and outdated invasion theories, this volume bridges cutting-edge geoarchaeology, paleoclimatology, and hydrology to decode the complex environmental tipping points that transformed a thriving metropolitan network into an arid, wind-scoured waste.Drawing upon deep-seated empirical research-including stable isotope geochemistry, micromorphological soil analysis, and paleoseismic stratigraphy-this book meticulously reconstructs the multi-generational ecological crisis of the late third millennium BCE. Explore how the progressive desiccation of the Sarasvati-Ghaggar-Hakra river system, the silent exhaustion of deep Thar aquifers, catastrophic fluvial aggradation, and tectonic instability systematically dismantled the infrastructure of cities like Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, and Rakhigarhi.Yet, this is not merely a chronicle of collapse; it is a profound testament to human resilience. Discover how displaced populations adapted to mounting ecological pressures, abandoning desiccated core zones to spark a massive demographic realignment toward the fertile Gangetic plains, the Himalayan foothills, and the maritime margins of Gujarat-laying the foundational stones for the subsequent cultural evolution of South Asia.Key Themes Explored: Holocene Aridity & Monsoon Failure: Tracking the weakening of the Indian Summer Monsoon through multi-proxy terrestrial and cryospheric archives.Hydrogeological Collapse: The invisible exhaustion of ancient phreatic wells and fossil groundwater reserves.Fluvial & Seismic Dynamics: How channel aggradation, high-energy floods, and tectonic slope failures destroyed urban water management.Coastal & Maritime Disruption: The dual tragedy of tectonic subsidence and subsequent silting along the Arabian Sea frontier.The Late Harappan Dispersion: The transition from centralized urbanism to decentralized, regionally adapted agrarian and pastoral communities.Essential reading for historians, archaeologists, researchers, and anyone fascinated by the deep environmental roots of ancient human societies, Ancient India: Volume 5 offers an unassailable empirical framework that redefines our understanding of antiquity and sounds a timeless, cautionary echo for our modern world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Was the ancient Indus civilization merely an urban culture, or was it history's greatest 'participatory commonwealth' For millennia, the pages of history have resounded with the echoes of kings, palaces, and conquests. Yet spanning nearly a million square kilometers, the Indus-Sarasvati civilization achieved something unprecedented: a sprawling, highly disciplined, and prosperous society built without a single palace, a single royal tomb, or a single monumental inscription glorifying an earthly ruler.Harappan Civilization: The Untold Story of an Ancient Commonwealth shatters conventional historical paradigms, offering a revolutionary look at the Indus Valley. Drawing upon rigorous multi-proxy scientific data, advanced archaeological insights, and material science, this volume delves deep into the mechanisms that drove one of antiquity's most remarkable societies.Key highlights explored within this volume include: \* Decentralized Urban Planning & Public Health: Discover how advanced subterranean hygiene systems, modular terracotta ring-wells, and strict municipal sanitation codes maintained pristine living conditions in densely packed neighborhoods. \* Pioneering Materials Science & Technology: Explore the intricate physics of micro-drill lithic reduction, specialized ivory carving subtraction mechanics, and standardized metalworking. \* Inter-Regional Trade & Supply Chains: Trace the unbroken logistical corridors connecting remote Ratanpur bead mines through coastal ports like Lothal and Khambhat directly to major metropolitan hubs like Mohenjo-daro and Harappa. \* Pastoral Symbiosis & Bio-Economy: Examine the sophisticated strategies of seasonal transhumance, water buffalo domestication, and secondary-product herd management that decoupled urban food security from environmental volatility. \* Hydrological Engineering in Arid Zones: Learn how deep masonry wells and groundwater management transformed forbidding deserts into productive, navigable corridors of trade and survival. \* Macroeconomic Stability & Resilience: Uncover how institutionalized surplus redistribution and ecological responsiveness sustained a cooperative commonwealth for centuries without coercive taxation or slave-based agrarian structures.This book transcends standard archaeological narratives, presenting a vivid portrait of an empirical, cooperative civilization that mastered its environment rather than dominating its people-leaving an enduring blueprint for human resilience that still echoes today.Secure your copy on Amazon KDP today and explore a profound new chapter of ancient human history.…

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Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Vol. I Preface. I. Introduction 1. Harappan civilization/D.P. Sharma. 2. South Asian Archaeology some issues/D.P. Agrawal. II. Early harappans 3. New discoveries point to a Southern origin Gulf of Cambay/David Frawley and Navratna Rajaram. 4. World's oldest lost civilization found in South Asia/Raj Chengapa. 5. Early Neolithic settlement in Bannu Pakistan/J.R. Knox Farid Khan and K.D. Thomas. 6. Sheri Khan Tarakai excavation in Bannu District N.W.F.P/J.R. Knox Farid Khan and K.D. Thomas. 7. Origin of the Harappan civilization/D.P. Sharma. 8. Origin of Harappan civilization and Mehrgarh excavations/Jean Francois Jarrige. 9. Earliest agriculture in the Kachi Plain (Mehrgarh)/Lorenzo Costantini. 10. Early Harappan remains pottery and artifacts at Nausharo/Anaick Samzun. 11. Early Harappan ceramics/D.P. Sharma. 12. Petrographic analysis of early Harappan ceramics of South Asia (ca. 3500 2700 B.C.)/Graham M. Chandler. 13. Padri the early Harappan site in Gujarat/Vasant Shinde. 14. Early Harappans in Gujarat/Abhijit Majumdar. 15. Ochre coloured ceramics and the early and mature Harappans/R.C. Gaur. 16. 5 4 millennium dating Rigveda culture/Shivaji Singh. 17. Indo European homeland an Indian perspective/D.N. Tripathi. 18. Dhalewan early mature Harappan excavated site in Punjab (India)/Madhubala and Vishnu Kant. 19. Transformation of the Harappan civilization/G.L. Possehl. Vol. II III. Indus Sarasvati controversies 20. Indus and Sarasvati in History geology and archaeology/S.P. Gupta. 21. Archaeology of Sarasvati/B.B. Lal. 22. Origins of the Indus Sarasvati civilization/S.P. Gupta. 23. Harappans and Rigveda/R.S. Bisht. 24. Harappan Vedic civilization/Suman Pandya. 25. The Harappans Sarasvati and Rigveda/T.P. Verma. 26. Rigvedic and Harappan connections/Shivaji Singh. 27. The Mahabharat for Harappan civilization/S.P. Gupta. 28. Sarasvati and Harappan archaeology/Vedagya Arya. 29. Vedic Harappans/N.S. Rajaram. 30. Archaeology cannot Prove the Vedas/Nayanjot Lahiri and Upender Singh. 31. Rational approach to the Rigveda and Indus civilization/Malati J Shende. 32. Indus seals and Atharvaveda/P.V. Pathak. 33. Notes on flora and fauna in the Rigveda/B.B. Lal. 34. Technology transfer in 4 millennium B.C. in Bannu Basin/K.D. Thomas J.R. Knox and Farid Khan. 35. Third millennium painted Grey Wares in Pakistan and Iran/Rita P. Wright. 36. Sarasvati river and civilization/N.S. Rajaram. 37. Harappan language and script/N.S. Rajaram. 38. Vedic Harappans and the horse symbolism/N.S. Rajaram and N. Jha. 39. Harappan occupation at Nausharo/Jean Francois Jarrige. 40. Collapse of the Sarasvata Sabhyata an elegy in Mahabharata/Arun Kumar. According to a scholar the Harappan civilization is the gift of two rivers the Indus and Sarasvati whose tributaries had played a dominant and decisive role in the origin of this bronze civilization. As of now around 2668 Harappan and its associated sites have been reported of which 1068 sites are located in the dried up bank of the Sarasvati river. The Sarasvati was a mighty river between ca. 5000 and 1800 B.C. around ca. 1800 B.C. due to neo tectonic movements in the Himalayas the river started drying up. It flowed down from the Himalayas to Adi Badri towards Desalpur in Gujarat. This work is a collection of forty research papers contributed by the noted scholars and historians from India and abroad. Volume one contains nineteen papers which includes introduction the origin of Harappan and early Harappan village Chalcolithic cultures. Volume two covers on Indus Sarasvati civilization and includes twenty one papers on the mature Indus Sarasvati civilization which contain controversial and clashing views. Available archaeological evidences suggest the Atharvavedic and mature Harappan were contemporary and they had contacts with each other. The Atharvavedic people were the authors of the copper hoard culture. The nomenclature either of Harappan Indus or Indus Sarasvati civilization hardly matters as the meaning.…

Hardbound. Zustand: As New. New. Contents Foreword. Preface. List of contributors. I. Earth and life sciences 1. River piracy Sarasvati that disappeared/K.S. Valdiya. 2. Vedic Sarasvati scientific signatures on its origins from the Himalaya/V.M.K. Puri. 3. Peopling of India Genetics markers speak out/Gyaneshwer Chaubey. 4. Sarasvati drainage system of Haryana satellite based study/A.K. Gupta B.K. Bhadra and J.R. Sharma. 5. Ecological issues in the end of the Indus Sarasvati Civilization/Michel Danino. 6. The saga of the quest for the River Sarasvati/M.A. Jayashree M.A. Narasimhan and Haribhau Vaze. 7. Use of Sarasvati Palaeo Channels in Reclamation of water logged areas of Punjab and Haryana a concept note/R.N. Athavale. II. Culture and archaeology 8. The Sarasvati The mother of Indian Civilization/B.B. Lal. 9. Where lived the Rgvedic Rishis Rulers and artisans the founders of Bharatiya Sanskriti/Shivaji Singh. 10. Sarasvati River and chronology simulations using Planetarium Software/B.N. Narahari Achar. 11. Chronology of Bharata reckoning time/B.N. Narahari Achar. 12. A new aspect of Sarasvati Civilization/T.P. Verma. 13. Mother Divinity River Sarasvati Hindu Civilization traditions and metaphors created by Rsis and Artisans/S. Kalyanaraman. 14. Sarasvati Civilization past present and future/Gauri Mahulikar. 15. Vedic rites flourished on the banks of Sarasvati/A.K. Sharma. 16. GVC to IVC to SVC (Ganges Valley Civilization to Indus Valley Civilization to Sarasvati Valley Civilization)/K.V. Ramakrishna Rao. 17. Indus Sarasvati Civilization in search of the truth/Bhu Dev Sharma. 18. Sarasvati and Her Vedic symbolism/Sampada Savardekar. 19. Democratic assemblies in the Vedic era/Shashi Tiwari. 20. The Incredible River Sarasvati a journey from Myth to Reality/Rajesh Purohit. 21. Search for Himalayan antecedents of the River Sarasvati/C.R.B. Lalit. 22. A search for lost cities a lost civilization and a lost river a letter to the Prime Minister of India/Jagmohan. 23. Sindhu Sarasvati traditions still living with us/Adiga S. Sundara. 24. Legacy of Sarasvati Sindhu Civilization/Ravindra Ramdas and Arun Nigudkar. 25. Civilization along the Sarasvati River a scientific approach/A.R. Chaudhri. Abstracts 1. The lost river Sarasvati geological evidence/K.S. Valdiya. 2. Sarasvati River no more a debatable issues/Darshan Lal Jain. Bibliography. Index. This book is a compilation of papers presented at a Conference on Vedic River Sarasvati and Hindu Civilization held at India International Centre New Delhi from Oct. 24 to 26 2008. Participants included scholars from many disciplines including ancient Indian history archaeology space imaging hydrology meteorology glaciology seismology ice age geodynamics sea level changes metallurgy and other earth and life science. The Conference explores the validation of a consensus that the ancient civilization that emerged and proposed on the banks of Vedic River Sarasvati is the precursor to the civilization that is known and exists today as Hindu civilization establishing a continuum of human society and achievement. As a result of archaeological explorations since 1947 it became clear that over 80% of about 2600 archaeological sites were not on the banks of River Sindhu but on the banks of Vedic River Sarasvati mentioned in Rigveda in 72 rica s. Underscoring the indigenous evolution of Hindu Civilization on this river Basin theories propounded earlier about Aryan invasions/migrations stand negated. Projects are ongoing to revive the river which provides an impetus for establishing a National Water Grid. 398 pp.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction/K.N. Dikshit.2. Methodology/Sudesh Nangia and Kulbhushan Mishra. 3. Early Harappan Cultures: A Recent Perspective/Vasant Shinde. 4. Harappan Urbanization/S.P. Gupta. 5. Late Harappan Cultures/K.N. Dikshit. 6. Gujarat Harappans: An Overview/V.H. Sonawane. Maps. India. Chandigarh. Gujarat. Ahmedabad. Amreli. Anand. Bharuch. Bhavnagar. Jamnagar. Junagadh. Kachchh. Kheda. Patan. Porbandar. Rajkot. Surat. Surendranagar. Haryana. Ambala. Bhiwani. Fatehabad. Gurugram. Hisar. Jhajjar. Jind. Kaithal. Karnal. Kurukshetra. Mahendragarh. Panipat. Rewari. Rohtak. Sirsa. Sonipat. Yamunanagar. Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu. Punjab. Amritsar. Bhatinda. Faridkot. Fatehgarh Sahib. Firozpur. Gurudaspur. Hoshiarpur. Jalandhar. Kapurthala. Ludhiana. Mansa. Moga. Nawanshahr. Patiala. Rupnagar. Sangrur. Rajasthan. Ganganaga.r Hanumangarh. Uttar Pradesh. Baghpat. Bijnor. Bulandshahr. Gautam Buddha Nagar. Ghaziabad. Meerut. Muzaffarnagar. Saharanpur. Uttarakhand. Hardwar. A List of Sites. Appendix-1: Number of Sites with Adjusted Coordinates. Appendix-2: Adjusted Coordinates for all States Sites. Index.…