India Archaeological Sites
Archaeological sites located within the borders of the modern-day country of India.
Arikamedu
Arikamedu was a Roman trade center on the southeast coast of India, near the modern town of Pondicherry.
Arikamedu was a Roman trade center on the southeast coast of India, near the modern town of Pondicherry.
Attirampakkam (Tamil Nadu)
This article abstract from <i>Antiquity</i> written by Shanti Pappu and colleagues discusses the archaeology of Attirampakkam, a paleolithic site in southern India.
This article abstract from <i>Antiquity</i> written by Shanti Pappu and colleagues discusses the archaeology of Attirampakkam, a paleolithic site in southern India.
Attirampakkam
More data on Attirampakkam from Dr. Pappu at the Sharma Centre for Heritage education.
More data on Attirampakkam from Dr. Pappu at the Sharma Centre for Heritage education.
Ayodhya
One of the most hotly contested archaeological sites in the world is Ayodhya, where cultural history and the division between Muslim and Hindu is found in gory detail. This webpage, the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, discusses the evidence--archaeological and cultural--for the existence or not of an earlier Hindu temple at what is now a Muslim mosque.
One of the most hotly contested archaeological sites in the world is Ayodhya, where cultural history and the division between Muslim and Hindu is found in gory detail. This webpage, the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir, discusses the evidence--archaeological and cultural--for the existence or not of an earlier Hindu temple at what is now a Muslim mosque.
Bagor
The archaeological site of Bagor is a Late Mesolithic (pre-Harappa) archaeological site in the Bhilwara District of the Rajasthan region of western India.
The archaeological site of Bagor is a Late Mesolithic (pre-Harappa) archaeological site in the Bhilwara District of the Rajasthan region of western India.
Balathal (Rajasthan)
Balathal is a small site associated with the Ajar culture, belonging to the Chalcolithic period. This pdf is a report of investigations at the site by Gwen Robbins and colleagues into the small cemetery discovered there.
Balathal is a small site associated with the Ajar culture, belonging to the Chalcolithic period. This pdf is a report of investigations at the site by Gwen Robbins and colleagues into the small cemetery discovered there.
Burzahom
The site of Burzahom is a Neolithic settlement and cemetery in the Kashmir state of India, occupied between about 3000-1500 BC.
The site of Burzahom is a Neolithic settlement and cemetery in the Kashmir state of India, occupied between about 3000-1500 BC.
Chirand (India)
Chirand is a stratified Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age settlement in the eastern Ganges Valley of Bihar in northern India, between about 2500-AD 30.
Chirand is a stratified Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age settlement in the eastern Ganges Valley of Bihar in northern India, between about 2500-AD 30.
Hampi (India)
What you need to know about Hampi, the ancient capital city of the kingdom of Vijaynagar.
What you need to know about Hampi, the ancient capital city of the kingdom of Vijaynagar.
Isampur
An Ascheulian period quarry site, excavated by K. Paddayya at Deccan College. This brief report in Current Science by Dr. Paddayya discusses the latest dates from the site.
An Ascheulian period quarry site, excavated by K. Paddayya at Deccan College. This brief report in Current Science by Dr. Paddayya discusses the latest dates from the site.
Narmada Valley
The Narmada Valley site in India is known for both a Cretaceous period fossil prehistory, as well as the discovery of an isolated cranium of an archaic Homo Sapiens.
The Narmada Valley site in India is known for both a Cretaceous period fossil prehistory, as well as the discovery of an isolated cranium of an archaic Homo Sapiens.
Piklihal
The archaeological site of Piklihal is a neolithic period site in Raichur District, India.
The archaeological site of Piklihal is a neolithic period site in Raichur District, India.
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal, at Agra, India, must be the most famous grave monument in the world.
The Taj Mahal, at Agra, India, must be the most famous grave monument in the world.
Tekkalakota
Tekkalakota is a Neolithic period site in Bellary district, India, where archaeologists found the foundations of circular huts and a small cemetery
Tekkalakota is a Neolithic period site in Bellary district, India, where archaeologists found the foundations of circular huts and a small cemetery
Vijayanagara
Vijayanagara ("Victory City") was the capital city of the medieval Hindu empire of southern India of Vijayanagara.
Vijayanagara ("Victory City") was the capital city of the medieval Hindu empire of southern India of Vijayanagara.