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In the context of South Asian archaeology as a whole, the archaeology of Bangladesh is viewed with general indifference. The iconographic, sculptural, architectural, epigraphic and numismatic data from this area have long been drawing the attention of specialist scholars in these fields, but archaeologically the country is known principally for three sites: (1) Mahasthangarh, a major regional administrative centre of the Mauryas in the third century BC; (2) Paharpur, a Buddhist monastery which was established by the Pala king Dharmapala towards the end of the eighth century AD; and (3) Mainmati, which houses more than fifty Buddhist sites (dated between the seventh and the thirteenth centuries AD) in a setting of low hills.
Although Bangladesh has long been known to possess rich archaeological sources - especially of the historical periods - there is a dearth of publications analysing their scope and detailed pattern. The present volume, based on the researches of Bangladeshi and other scholars, as well as on the author's own fieldwork and first-hand study of the material, offers a coherent and connected account of the available archaeological knowledge of that country.
This book contains, among other things, a detailed and original study of the prehistoric and early historic situation in Bangladesh, and points out the wealth and diversity of explored and excavated sites of the later periods.
The volume is enriched by a contribution from two Bangladeshi geographers, S. Dara Shamsuddin and M. Shamsul Alam.
Although Bangladesh has long been known to possess rich archaeological sources - especially of the historical periods - there is a dearth of publications analysing their scope and detailed pattern. The present volume, based on the researches of Bangladeshi and other scholars, as well as on the author's own fieldwork and first-hand study of the material, offers a coherent and connected account of the available archaeological knowledge of that country.
This book contains, among other things, a detailed and original study of the prehistoric and early historic situation in Bangladesh, and points out the wealth and diversity of explored and excavated sites of the later periods.
The volume is enriched by a contribution from two Bangladeshi geographers, S. Dara Shamsuddin and M. Shamsul Alam.
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A detailed and original study of the prehistoric and early historic situation in Bangladesh.
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- PublisherOxford Univ Pr
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0195628799
- ISBN 13 9780195628791
- BindingHardcover
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