Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Introduction to Indian Archaeology Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Syllabus for Introduction to Indian Archaeology
Part of this reading list is printed in Devanagari, which the University's own PDF does not release as reliable text. Those entries are not set here; they are in the document above, as she printed them.
Module 1: Introduction and Methods of Archaeology
- a Introduction of Indian archeology
- b Definitions and Scope
- c Types of Excavated Artefacts and Dating Methods
Module 2: Pre-historic and Chalcolithic Cultures in India
- a Paleolithic and Mesolithic Cultures
- b Neolithic Cultures
- c Chalcolithic Cultures
Reference
- 1 Agrawal D. P. and DK Chakraborty (ed) Essays in Indian Proto history, DK Publishers, Delhi, 1979
- 2 Allchin FR., A Source book of Indian Archeology, New Delhi, 1972
- 3 Ghosh A., Encyclopedia of Indian Archaeology, Munskurin Manoharlal Pub., New Delhi, 1990
- 4 Khanna A.N., Archeology of India, New Delli, 1981
- 5 Lal B., Prehistoric and Protohistoric Period, New Delhi, 1950
- 6 Mirashi V.V., History and Inscriptions of the Satvahahnas and Western Kshatrpas, Bombay, 1981
- 7 Masura V.N., Stone Age India an Ecological Perspective. Man and Environment, 1990
- 8 Paddaya K. (ed) Recent Studies in Indian Archaeology, New Delhi ICHR, 2002
- 9 Rao S. R., Lothal and the Indus Civilization, Bombay, 1973.
- 10 Renfrew. C and P. Bahn, Archeology: Theories and Methods and Practice, Thames and Hudson, London 1991
- 11 Sankalia MD., Prehistory and Protohistory of India and Pakistan, Poona, 1975.
- 12 Sankalia M.D., Reports on the Excavations at Nasik and Jorve, Poona, 1975.
- 13 Siunde Vasant, Origin and Development of Chalcolithik in Central India, Bulletin of Indo-Pacific Prelustory Association 2000.