Archaeology

• Language Ocean. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (17 days old)

  Friends, For a long time now I have been wanting to write something about Indian languages other than English…bhojpuri, hindi, bengalee, marathi, awadhi, braj, haryanavi, panjabi, maithili, angika,… more

• A Monkey's Tale From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (19 days old)

  I once met, a very large monkey, a sage langoor, without sindoor, as this was deep-eastern-india, there was nary tandoor, nor jee hazur, no moor, no country boor, said the monkey to me, what do… more

• Rock Art of India: Prehistoric paintings at Wyndham Falls, Mirzapur Dist., Uttar Pradesh. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (21 days old)

  Friends, 1. In association with my Ph.D. student, Shri Anand Prakash Pathak, I have just yesterday, concluded a third (the second this winter season!) fieldwork at the above-given site. This was ma… more

• of nothing From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (25 days old)

  Of nothing. The trouble with the rubble, the bubble, Of sweet wine, without, cheese, Should I dance, or, Should I freeze? There is a gentle, breeze, Tells me there is geese, and, Donot falt… more

• some anonymous quotable quotes From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (25 days old)

  Friends, For a longtime now the idea has been brewing in my mind to build a compendium of 21st century quotable quotes (although keeping their sources anonymous). These, would be, if you please, th… more

• An Indian Landscape Archaeology? From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (33 days old)

  Friends, I am reading Matthew Johnson's Idea of the Landscape and Christopher Tilley's A Phenomenology of the landscape. From whence this idea that landscapes have anything, if at all, to do with a… more

• Theory in Indian Archaeology. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (41 days old)

  Friends, I have started work on this new book on theory in Indian archaeology. I am putting online the first draft of the proposed outline of this work for favour of your kind comments. Kindly e… more

• The Environmetal Crisis in the Jungle-terai of Santhal Parganas, Jharkhand. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (61 days old)

  By Ajay Pratap India has many eco-systems that were utterly transformed during the `Raj’. The Indo-Gangetic plains were no exception. To the historians of ecologies falls the task of reconstru… more

• Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, Summer, 2009. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (68 days old)

  Friends, I do wish to discuss some tenets of postmodernism on this page. However, as the above philosophers have all en masse decried the modern constitution and metanarratives we have to devise al… more

• NO COMMENTS, PLEASE From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (114 days old)

  This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to any person, place, or thing, is purely coincidental. However, if greatly relevant to the narrative, your comments, are, indeed, welcome! There was once… more

• Tribal Science fiction? From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (124 days old)

  The Example of `Prehistory’ Many archaeologists are content, even proud, to call themselves prehistorians. In Europe the term creates links to the great tradition of writers such as Montelius and C… more

• Maner: The social and historical significance of a little known medieval Monument of Bihar. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (135 days old)

  The medieval site of Maner is located about 25 KM from Patna and has for a very long time invited visitors of all sorts. The Archaeological Survey of India, has at this site,put up a placard,which sa… more

• The Life And Times of Mr. and Mrs. Dongre. From ajayp2007 in Archaeology (181 days old)

  Author's note: This is a work of pure fiction. Any resemblance to any person, place, or thing, is purely a matter of coincidence. "The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms … more

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