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- 13th century copper plates found in Orissa - A report from the Indo-Asian News Service on the discovery by a farmer in Bhubaneswar, Orissa of seven Ganga Dynasty engraved copper plates.
in.news.yahoo.com/011122/43/19bn3.html
- 6th Century Granite Idols Found - From Yahoo News, Two granite sculptures of Lord Siva and goddess Saraswathi, dating to the sixth century, have been recovered during clearing operations at the historic Thayumanaswamy temple atop the Rock Fort here.
in.news.yahoo.com/020621/54/1qh10.html
- A History of Indian Architecture- A Study in Diversity - The history, archaeology of Indian architecture.
www.boloji.com/architecture/00001.asp
- A Unique Memorial to a Learned Lady - Recent discovery of a stone portrait of a woman scholar of the 10th century.
www.kamat.com/kalranga/women/savinirmadi.htm
- Archaic Indian Punch Marked Coins - An article by Shailendra Bhandare on approaches to the classification of Archaic Indian punch marked coins.
www215.pair.com/sacoins/public_html/shailenspaper.htm
- Artifacts or Geofacts? - An alternative explanation of alleged artifacts from the Gulf of Cambay, western India.
www.intersurf.com/~chalcedony/geofact.shtml
- Asoka Statues Unearthed in India - An article from the BBC reporting the discovery of two statues of King Asoka.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1646000/1646907.stm
- Buddhist Archaeological Sites - A survey of Buddhist archaeological sites with links to photographs of surviving stupas and museum sculpture collections.
members.tripod.com/~IMAGE_INDIA/buddhist.html
- Concern Over Distortions - An article in Frontline reporting that participants at the Kolkata session of the Indian History Congress express concern over attempts to distort history in school textbooks and thus subvert secular education.
www.flonnet.com/fl1802/18020840.htm
- Excavations at the Gulf of Cambay - A report, with map and photos by Dr. Dr. S.P. Gupta on the marine archaeological findings in the Gulf of Cambay, Gugarat.
www.ias-del.org/arch/cambay.htm
- Gupta Era Statue Found in Patna - From the Times of India reporting that a statue belonging to the Gupta period was unearthed while digging for construction of a temple near Rani Ghat on the outskirts of Patna district.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_ID=12872702
- Hindutva and History - An editorial article in Frontline discussing history as projected by Hindutva ideologues, which is being introduced to children through textbooks and is being imposed upon research institutes.
www.flonnet.com/fl1720/17200150.htm
- Indian Archaeologists Find British Shipwreck - From Ananova, archaeologists in India have discovered the wreck of a 200-year-old British ship.
www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_613671.html
- Lumbinis Latest Discovery: The Birth Spot of the Buddha - Details the discovery and importance of a five lines of Brahmi script engraved on the pillar erected by King Asoka stating that Lumbini was the birth place of Sidhartha Guatma.
www.buddhadharma.org.uk/lumbinimay1998.html
- Man and Man-Lion: the Philadelphia Narasimha - Article by Dr. Michael W. Meister discussing a red sandstone attached sculpture of Narasimha (Vishnu as the Man-Lion or Killer of Demons).
www.arth.upenn.edu/narasimha/paper.html
- Mystery of Delhi's Iron Pillar Unraveled - Metallurgists at Kanpur IIT have discovered that a thin layer of misawite, a compound of iron, oxygen and hydrogen, has protected the 1,600-year-old cast iron pillar from rust.
www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=12824
- Peopling of India - An article discussing research into mDNA base sequences, combined with archaeological and linguistic data as applied to the question of the peopling of India.
ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/cesmg/peopling.html
- Prehistoric Rock Paintings in India - Examples of cave art dating back over 20,000 years.
www.kamat.com/kalranga/rockpain/betaka.htm
- Rice - The history of the origin of rice.
www.mssrf.org/fris9809/orissa-rice.html#top
- Saxon Jewel Fit for Princess Unearthed - The Guardian reports that a late 7th-century brooch made of copper and delicately worked gold, studded with Indian garnets, goes on show at the Museum of London.
www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,442330,00.html
- Sea Trade Between Romans and India Rivaled Silk Road - From Deseret News, on how spices, gems and other exotic cargo excavated from an ancient port on Egypt's Red Sea show that the sea trade between the Roman Empire and India was more extensive than previously thought.
www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,405011230,00.html
- Social Life in Medieval Deccan : Status of Women - Status of Women in 14th Century South India.
www.kamat.com/kalranga/ancient/women.htm
- Temple and Village: Patterns and Prints of India - A special exhibition at the Frank H. McClung Museum in 1998. Includes a short description of textiles in ancient India.
mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/indiatex/indiatex.htm
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