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Black and White Ancient Indus Civilization Images

Southern Buildings in course of excavation, from south-west

[Original 1931 text] "A considerable number of buildings separated from each other by streets and lanes have been excavated in the southern portion of the stupa mound . . .. The terrain here descends more or less abruptly to the south, where a narro… >

Potsdam, Germany 1934

  • Potsdam, Germany 1934

K.N. Dikshit in Postdam, Germany in 1934. >

K.N. Dikshit 1939 (CLOSE)

  • K.N. Dikshit 1939 (Close)

K. N. Dikshit posing with others for a photo on the 13th of August in 1939. >

Mundigak Palace II

"We must therefore consider the ‘ramparts’ as monumental structures in much the same way as the ‘palace’ and ‘temple’ are, part of an overall monumentalisation of Mundigak that marks Period IV. The command of resources to build these structures, plu… >

Three Crucibles

Sahni recognized the object on the right [C 2]as linked to twining as well:"A conical-shaped object with a hole in the base which might have held a wooden stick. Such instruments are used for twining the sacred thread" (p. 13). In the middle is what… >

Later Sepulchre in Trench A

If this is a late sepulchre in Trench A, as the provisional title suggests, then the structure is from Mound F, and from the same area as the structure in Mound F burial structure [published in ARASI 1924-25 as Plate XXIV (a)]. Sahni not… >

Three Earthen Jars at Summit of Site B in situ

Three earthen jars found in the southern portion of the summit of site B, from E. A large and two smaller jars, one with a conical base. Of the excavations at the top of Mound B Sahni noted: “The past year’s excavations show that the upper p… >

Cell with Pointed Jars

Small cell behind later sepulchre in trench A (e) in which a number of pointed jars with bones were found. There is no mention in ARASI 1924-25 of a sepulchre in Trench A (e) with pointed jars with bones. Of a sepulchre from a later p… >

Trench A Excavations from Southwest

"In January 1921, Rai Bahadur Daya Ram Sahni sank in the north-western part of this mound the diagonal Trench A, 16 ft. wide and 500 ft. long from south-east to north-west, starting from the centre of the mound and reaching almost to its north-weste… >

Two Gaming Pieces

This excerpt refers to mound F excavations in Extension Ab. "Another trial trench which had to be cut through a thick layer of earth and debris revealed a huge mass of broken earthen vessels of different shapes and designs varying in size from sm… >

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