B.A. Ancient Indian History, Archaeology/Culture/Asian Studies
7th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-13 : Pre And Proto History of India & Ancient Indian Potteries
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Unit 1: Stone Age Culture (Paleolithic)
◦Salient feature of the Paleolithic culture in India
◦The Sohan Valley
Unit 2: Acheulian and Prehistoric Art
◦The Acheulian industry and its spread into major river valleys: Sites in the Narmada valleys
◦The Belan valleys
◦Son valleys
◦Prehistoric Art in the Indian context
Unit 3: Mesolithic & Neolithic culture of the Indian subcontinent
◦Mesolithic culture of India
◦Neolithic cultures of the Indian subcontinent: (Early farming communities of Baluchistan, Kashmir, Central Ganga and Vindhyan region, Eastern Neolithic sites: Senuwar and North-Eastern region southern peninsular India)
Unit 4: Proto-history: Courses towards urbanization
◦The Harappa Civilizations
◦Origin & Development of the Harappa culture
◦Early Harappa
◦Mature Harappa and Late Harappa
◦Decline
◦Chalcolithic Cultures of India: Banas/Ahar
◦Kayatha
◦Malwa
◦Jorwe cultures
Unit 5: Iron Age and Pottery
◦The Iron Age in India and emergence of second Urbanization
◦Painted Grey Ware culture: Extent, and Chronology and characteristic traits
◦Northern Black Polished Ware culture: Extent
◦Chronology and characteristic traits
◦The Megalithic culture of India
Reference Books:
- Agrawal, D.P.: Archaeology of India, New Delhi, 1982.
- Allchin, B. & Allchin F.R.: The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan, London, 1982.
- Chakraborti, D.K.: An Archaeological History (Palacolithic Beginning to early Historical Foundation) Oxford, New Delhi, 1999.
- Pandey, J.N.: Purattatva Vimarsha, Allahabad, 2009.
- Jayaswal, Vidula, Bharatiya Itihas Ke Adi Charan Ki Ruprekha (Pura Prastar Yug), Delhi, 1987.
- Jayaswal, Vidula, Bharatiya Madhya Prastar Yug, Delhi, 1987.
- Jayaswal, Vidula, Bharatiya Itihas Ka Nav Prastar Yug, Delhi, 1992.