Excavation at Harappa: 1988
Findings from the third season of research by the University of California, Berkeley, project at Harappa, conducted from January 1 to mid-April 1988.
Articles which offer an in-depth examination or explanation of excavations and findings at archaeological sites at ancient Indus and related sites.
Excavations at Chanhu-daro 1935-36
The original article by Ernest Mackay on the excavations he led at a key ancient Indus site known for fine craftsmanship, with all 10 plates.
Summaries of Five Seasons of Research at Harappa: 1986-1990
A 78 page overview of how 5 seasons of excavations at Harappa proceeded.
Archaeological Field Research in Pakistan since Independence: An overview
This 1990 article from the Deccan College Bulletin's Memorial volume for H.D. Sankalia, an eminent Indian archaeologist, is a summary in one place of the archaeological work done in Pakistan after 1947. Much of this is relevant to wider than national boundaries.
Excavations at Harappa 1994-1995: New Perspectives on Indus Scripts, Craft Activities, and City Organization
Harappa Site Plan
Until quite recently, the common view of the Indus Civilization has been as a phenomenon largely undifferentiated in space and time over more than 500,000 sq km and the 500 to 700 years of its existence (2600/2500-2000/1900 B.C.). With continuing archaeological work throughout
Ethnoarchaeological Excavations of the Bead Making Workshops of Khambat
Archaeologists interested in ancient craft production, both those aided by ancient historical sources and those bound to the interpretation of material residues, are currently involved in major critical efforts to improve the quality of their interpretation of the archaeological record.
Report on the Excavation and Analysis of an Upper Acheulean Assemblage from Sihawal II
The objectives of this excavation were to expose an horizontal area of the coarse Lower Member of the Sihawal Formation and to try to determine the context of Lower Palaeolithic artifacts which were eroding out from this formation.
Preliminary Report on Excavations at the Late Palaeolithic Occupation Site at Baghor I Locality
A Preliminary Report on the site of Baghor I, located almost at the base of the Kaimur escarpment some 4km north-east of, Maraoli village, Sidhi District, India.
Faunal Remains and Urbanism at Harappa
Excavations at the third millennium BCE urban site of Harappa (Punjab, Pakistan) have produced a large quantity of mammal bone remains. Two features of this material-bone measurements and density of bone in excavation units are considered from the point of view of using aspects of assemblage variability to document faunal exploitation and site formation processes.