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Archaeobotanical and Settlement Survey, South Indian Neolithic
Fieldwork has involved Reinvestigation of known archaeological sites through test excavations together with Professor Ravi Korisettar of Karnatak University and Dr. P. C. Venkatasubbaiah.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/profiles/fuller/India.html
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Archaeobotany of Early Historic sites in Southern Tamil Nadu
Sites sampled included two that were under excavation by the Tamil State Government Department of Archaeology and one which Dr. Rajan has had excavations on in the past.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/profiles/fuller/tamil.htm
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Archaeobotany of the Vindhyan Neolithic, Gangetic India, Uttar Pradesh
This study, in collaboration with Professor J. N. Pal hopes to assess the evidence for early rice cultivation, as well as other crops, from the Mesolithic to Neolithic archaeological sequence provided by the sites of Chopani-Mando, Koldihwa and Mahagara.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/profiles/fuller/Belan.htm
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Orality to literacy: Transition in Early Tamil Society
Brahmi script reached Upper South India and the Tamil country at about the same time during the 3rd century B.C.E. in the wake of the southern spread of Jainism and Buddhism.
http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2007/stories/20030411001208100.htm
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Historical Sites in Gujrat Crumbling
From Daily Times, historical sites in Gujrat are crumbling and the district government has made no arrangements to preserve and protect the rich heritage for future generations.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_9-5-2004_pg7_18
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The Origins of Iron-working in India
Recent excavations in Uttar Pradesh have turned up iron artefacts, furnaces, tuyeres and slag in layers radiocarbon dated between c. BCE 1800 and 1000.
http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/tewari/tewari.pdf
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Saraswati Project May be Buried
From the Times of India, a pet project of the then culture minister Jagmohan, officials now indicate that it would be certainly axed.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/761548.cms
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Visvarupa
Treats the beginning of Brahmanical figures in Northern India which are seen as visual images of cosmogonic theory. Their anthropomorphic figures are emanatory, issuing from a central figure and represent, not a group of figures, but a process of cosmic
http://www.ignca.nic.in/visvb001.htm
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Unprotected, Prehistoric Rock Art Withering Away
From the Times of India, the 12 prehistoric rock paintings found scattered along state's eastern tribal belt are perhaps the only indicators that man also inhabited Gujarat in the Mesolithic period
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=776949
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Bhimbetka [Archaeological Site in India]
Features an illustrated article about mesolithic artists who loved to paint animals.
http://www.4to40.com/discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_bhimbetka
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