Indian Archaeology 1991-92 - A Review

Preface The present issue of Indian Archaeology 1991-92 -A Review is being published after a gap of one full year, since the last issue appeared in June t995. Despite requests made by my predecessors in the earlier issues of the Review, most contributors fail to send the material within the scheduled date specified, and many do not even conform to the established format and style. As a result, contributors have to be often reminded, which delay matters and editing takes more time than is normally required. I would, therefore, again request all contributors of the Review, to send their material well in time, and as per format prescribed. I would also like to request my colleagues in the Survey in particular, to bear in mind the need for timely submission of their reports, while ensuring quality of content. On our part, we shall make every effort to clear the backlog of this important publication.

. I thank the State Governments and their respective Departments of Archaeology and Muse- ums, Universities and Research institutions, Museums containing archaeological collections located in different parts of the country, the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmadabad, and the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow, and the different branches and circles of the . Archaeological Survey of India who have contributed to the Review.

The present issue of the Review contains information on a wide gamut of activities in the field of archaeology covering exploration and excavation, epigraphy, numismatics and treasure trove, architectural survey, radiocarbon dates, Pale botany and pollen-analytical studies, museums, preservation of monuments and archaeological sites, archaeological chemistry, archaeological gardens and also a brief account of the chemical cleaning and structural conservation and preservation of Angkor Vat, which was executed by the Survey during the period.

While the present issue of the Review contains information on a wide sweep of archaeological activities in the country, I would like to mention in particular some of the important excavations included in the Review which are : (i) Taradih, Maner and Kolhua in Bihar, (ii) Padri, Pithad and the famous Harappan site of Dholavira in Gujarat; (iii) Anangpur and Kunal in Haryana; (iv) Hampi and Budihal in Karnataka; (v) Maihar in Madhya Pradesh; (vi) Adam, Shirkanda and Arambha in Maharashtra; (vii) Kanchipur in Manipur; (viii) Vadagokugiri in Meghalaya; (ix) Barabati fort, Lalitagiri, Golbai Sasan and Manamunda in Orissa; (x) Arikamedu in Pondicherry; and (xi) Jainal-Naula, Ladyura and Imlidih-Khurd in Uttar Pradesh. Several new inscriptions in Sanskrit and Dravidian languages, as well as' in Arabic and Persian are also reported in the Review.

Scholars and interested readers will, I am sure, find this an informative and useful edition of the Review.

I would like to thank my colleagues B.M. Pande, Director, C. Dorje, Superintending Archaeologist and Arundhati Banerji, Deputy Superintending Archaeologist and the other staff in the Publication Section of the Survey for their efforts in bringing out this issue.

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