Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture - North and South India
author: Michael W. Meister
edition: 1986, American Institute of Indian Studies
pages: 6147
Topic: History
Chapter 39 - Santaras of Humca: Phase II
This chapter describes Santaras of Humca: Phase II located on page 281 in the book Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture (North and South India) compiled by Michael W. Meister, George Michell and M. A. Dhaky. These books deal with Indian temples from the early centuries. South India developed the Dravidian style while North India expressed symbolic experimentation of the divine manifestation.
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Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology [by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri]
K, 1991, ‘Pre -Satavahana Phase at Amaravati-Dharanikota , Op. cit, pp 329-330....
Read full contents: The earlier Mauryan Buddhist phase at Dhanyakataka (Amaravati)
A Historical Study of Kaushambi [by Nirja Sharma]
On the basis of stratigraphy and antiquities the ashlar phase of the palace complex seems to have continued till the second century B. C. It is significant to note that its sealing layer has yielded arrow-heads of the Indo-Greek type. The third phase of the palace was made of bricks and stones, used indiscriminately, and was covered externally with a thick coating of lime plaster....
Read full contents: Archeological Sources (Introduction)
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain [by Chirantani Das]
So the beginning of this phase may be taken from 2000 BCE. Nevertheless, this date is not final because the site Lahuradeva entered a Neolithic stage as early as 5000 BCE. Therefore dating of this phase needs further confirmation. In the middle Ganga plains Chalcolithic phase replaced Neolithic phase with little or no time gap and sometimes they are even overlapping. Sites like Sohagaura, Imlidih Khurd, Chirand, Chechar, Senuwar show a transitional character in this phase....
Read full contents: Part 1 - Cultural back ground of Varanasi as an emerging nodal centre
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