Report on The Excavations at Nasik and Jorwe 1950-51 (An Old and Rare Book)

Foreword It was said by a famous archaeologist that the British people, in their desire to prove the antiquity of London, had to dig up its past. That was the only way of proving London's antiquity, despite literary evidence to that effect. The same is true of many sites in India. Literary or traditional evidence of a sort does exist, but it is not reliable from a strictly scientific point of view and it does not picture the past as vividly and faithfully as the discovery of ancient ruins will do.

Introduction The excavations at Nasik and Jorwe were conducted by the Deccan College Research Institute under the auspices of the University of Poona. Not only the Institute but scholars-Indian and foreign-interested in the evolution of past cultures should, indeed, feel grateful to this young University for taking such deep interest in field archaeology, and encouraging it by small but regular grants since 1950. These alone have enabled me to continue work on the project and undertake further explorations in the Godavari Valley. Book's Contents and Sample Pages