B.A. Ancient Indian History, Archaeology/Culture/Asian Studies
5th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-8 : Concept and Technique of Archaeology & Excavated Sites
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Unit 1: Introduction to Archaeology
◦Definition
◦Nature and scope
◦Archaeology, its relation with other sciences (Social and Natural.)
◦Archaeology as a source of ancient history
Unit 2: Archaeology & Archaeologists in India
◦Archaeology
◦History archaeology in Indian
◦Sir Alexander Cunningham
◦Sir John Marshall
◦Sir Mortimer Wheeler
Unit 3: Methods of Data Retrieval and New trends in Archaeology
◦Methods of explorations
◦Methods of excavations (Vertical, Horizontal and Quadrangular)
◦Marine Archaeology
◦New Archaeology
Unit 4: Chronology and Dating Methods
◦Stratigraphy
◦Relative Chronology
◦Absolute methods of dating
Unit 5: Excavated Archaeological Sites
◦Chirand
◦Vaishali
◦Rajagriha
◦Patliputra (Kumhrar)
◦Nalanda
Reference Books:
- Atkinson, R. J. C. Field Archaeology, London, 1952.
- Binford, L. R., Archaeological Prespective, London, 1972.
- Clark, D. L., Models in Archaeology, London, 1972.
- Daniel, G. A., Hundred Years of Archaeology, London, 1950.
- Kumar, Navin, Archaeological Excavation in Bihar, Patna
- Mishra, J.D., Puratattava ka itihas, Patna, 2019
- Sankalia, H. D., New Archaeology: Its Scope and Application in India, Lucknow, 1977.
- Wheeler, M., Archaeology from the Earth, New Delhi, 1968.
- Pandey J. N., Purātattva Vimārśa, Allahabad, 1986.
- Varma, Radhakant, Kṣetrīya Purātattva, Allahabad, 2000.