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The Bellary District Archaeological Project
Excavations and survey from the University College London on Neolithic and Iron Age southern India.

An Outline of the History of Kashmir
Professor L. N. Dhar describes the cultural history of the Kashmir district.

Ancient India at the British Museum
A new online display from the British Museum, is meant for middle school students and teachers, but interesting for nearly anybody on the cultures of India.

Ancient Shorelines of Gujarat
An article in Current Science discussing the late Indus civilization in Gujarat province, from A. S. Gaur and K. H. Vora

Archaeology of Early Buddhism
Lars Fogelin's Archaeology of Early Buddhism is an excellent introduction both to the archaeology of Buddhism and the theory of practice as it works in archaeological studies, based on archaeological investigations of the Buddhist monastery of Thotlakonda.

Explore the Taj Mahal
A free virtual visit to the amazing Taj Mahal is available online now, with slide shows of architectural details and 360 degree virtual tours. Stunning.

Exploring India
The history of exploration of the Harappan civilization by British explorers and archaeologists is not all good news.

Features on India - Asia for Visitors
Greg Cruey, About's guide to India for Visitors, has written numerous great features on travel destinations and festivals in India.

India Archaeology Photos
From Peter Langer, a collection of fine art photos of monuments in India which may be purchased.

India's Archaeology
A photo essay of several archaeological ruins around India, from my pals at Flickr.

Kamat's Potpourri
Subtitled "The History, Mystery, and Diversity of India," Kamat's Potpourri has been on the Internet as long as I can remember, and every year it gets a little richer in breadth and information. Truly a Best of the Net resource for Indologists.

Maps and Geography of India
Matt Rosenberg, guide to Geography for About, has collected several maps and related information about India, part of his World Atlas.

Moghal Gardens
The Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, the gardens of the Red Fort in Agra, the great tomb gardens of Humayun in Delhi and the Taj Mahal at Agra, are all examples of Moghal garden art of Pakistan and India, as described in this article in <i>World Heritage Review</i>.

Monuments of India - Photography
From the Old Stones website, a collection of many hundreds of photographs from Indian monuments taken by Michael D. Gunther.

Pilgrimage Places of India
Photographs and commentary on 23 architectural sites in India, from anthropologist/wanderer Martin Gray and his Sacred Sites website; click on the Index at the bottom to see the entire list.

Portals of the World: India
Portals of the World is political and cultural information about many world countries, assembled by the United States Library of Congress.

Remembering the Heroes: Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
From the inventive Kamat family, an interesting page on survey work of death memorials in central India, with images of sculpted stone and wooden markers.

Richard Hooker's Atlas of India
From Richard Hooker's <i>World Cultures</i> site, maps of the regions and cities of the empires of India's past.

Rock Paintings of Bhimabetaka
Traveller K. L. Kamat takes a trip 40 km south of Bhopal to see ancient rockshelter drawings.

Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilization (Hindu Universe)
Lots of information, maps, treatises on the Vedic language, etc. based on assigning the Indus civilization to the Vedic sphere.

Sarasvati-Sindhu Civilization (S. Kalyanaraman)
A plain text description by S. Kalyanaraman of his interpretations of the Sarasvati-Sindhu (Vedic/Indus) civilization.

Sharma Centre for Heritage Education
From Dr. Shanti Pappu, resources for the educator on the archaeology of India, as well as reports on archaeological investigations such as Attirampakkam paleolithic site.

Temple Net
This site seems to certainly live up to its billing as the "ultimate source of information on Indian temples."

The Folk Culture Museum at Bhimtal
A little blurb in TRACCE on this museum in Uttar Pradesh, where staff work to preserve and display images of rock art in the country.

The History of the History of India
From Kamat's Potpourri, a brief summary of the myriad sources of history about the rich cultural heritage of India.

The Memorials of Madhya Pradesh
From the inventive Kamat family, an interesting page on survey work of death memorials in central India, with images of sculpted stone and wooden markers.