Archaeobotany and Archaeozoology
Studies of plant remains, faunal analysis, and subsistence strategies in ancient India, covering millets in the Indus civilization, faunal remains from Harappan and historical sites, and palaeodietary reconstructions.
Research on ancient plant and animal remains published in the journal provides crucial insights into subsistence strategies, agricultural practices, and human-environment interactions across different periods.
Archaeobotany
Millets in the Indus Civilization (VOL-1-04)
Anil Pokharia’s study on the introduction of millets in the peripheral zone of the Indus civilization, tracing the spread of millet agriculture.
Cereal Grains at Alamgirpur (VOL-6-02)
Jennifer Bates and C.A. Petrie reassessed archaeobotanical remains from Indus and Painted Grey Ware period occupation at Alamgirpur, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh.
Archaeobotany at Chandravati, Rajasthan (VOL-5-03)
Anil K. Pokharia et al. studied plant remains from this multicultural site in southern Rajasthan.
Quaternary Vegetation and Farming (VOL-3-02)
Comprehensive review of pollen and macro-botanical remains from lakes and archaeological sites in the Ganga plain, documenting the onset of agrarian activity during the Neolithic-Chalcolithic period.
Archaeozoology
Sampolia Khera / Masudpur I Fauna (VOL-2-01)
P.P. Joglekar, R.N. Singh, and C.A. Petrie’s detailed study of faunal remains from Early, Mature, and Late Harappan phases at Masudpur I, district Hisar, Haryana.
Kanispur Fauna, Jammu and Kashmir (VOL-4-03)
P.P. Joglekar and B.R. Mani’s note on animal remains from Kanispur, district Baramulla.
Rukhaegarh Fauna, Nalanda, Bihar (VOL-8-01)
P.P. Joglekar and Gautam Kumar Lama on animal remains from Rukhaegarh, district Nalanda.
Rhinoceros Unicornis in India (VOL-5-02)
Ankur Dutta and Dipannita Das’s comprehensive study traces the great one-horned rhinoceros from its fossil record in the Siwaliks and Narmada valley to its present-day habitat in Kaziranga, with evidence from Bhimbetka rock paintings, Langhnaj, Neolithic, and Harappan sites.
Horse Trappings from Megalithic Vidarbha (VOL-2-01)
Gajanan L. Katade’s study of head-gear and face ornaments of horses from megalithic burials in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
