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Sources cited across the site directory, timeline, typology, and heritage-law pages.

All factual claims in ArchaeoLens are drawn from these sources, the Archaeological Survey of India, UNESCO World Heritage Centre listings, IGNCA archives, and peer-reviewed publications. Identifications generated from photos remain interpretive and should be verified against primary literature before scholarly use.

Book

  1. Allchin, B. & Allchin, R. (1982). The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan. Cambridge University Press.
  2. Anthony, J. W., Bideaux, R. A., Bladh, K. W. & Nichols, M. C. (2003). Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America.link
  3. Chakrabarti, D. K. (1999). India: An Archaeological History — Palaeolithic Beginnings to Early Historic Foundations. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
  4. Coningham, R. & Young, R. (2015). The Archaeology of South Asia: From the Indus to Asoka, c. 6500 BCE–200 CE. Cambridge University Press.
  5. Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A. & Zussman, J. (1992). An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals (2nd ed.). Longman Scientific & Technical.
  6. Gupta, P. L. & Hardaker, T. R. (1985). Indian Silver Punchmarked Coins: Magadha-Maurya Karshapana Series. IIRNS, Nashik.
  7. Kenoyer, J. M. (1998). Ancient Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. Oxford University Press, Karachi.
  8. Klein, C. & Dutrow, B. (2007). Manual of Mineral Science (23rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
  9. Parpola, A. (1994). Deciphering the Indus Script. Cambridge University Press.
  10. Petraglia, M. D. & Allchin, B. (eds.) (2007). The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia. Springer.
  11. Possehl, G. L. (2002). The Indus Civilization: A Contemporary Perspective. AltaMira Press.
  12. Ray, H. P. (2003). The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia. Cambridge University Press.
  13. Rice, P. M. (1987). Pottery Analysis: A Sourcebook. University of Chicago Press.
  14. Salomon, R. (1998). Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages. Oxford University Press.
  15. Schumann, W. (2009). Gemstones of the World (4th ed.). Sterling Publishing.
  16. Singh, U. (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Longman.
  17. Sinopoli, C. M. (1991). Approaches to Archaeological Ceramics. Plenum Press.
  18. Sircar, D. C. (1965). Indian Epigraphy. Motilal Banarsidass.
  19. Thapar, R. (2002). Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. Penguin/Allen Lane.
  20. Wright, R. P. (2010). The Ancient Indus: Urbanism, Economy, and Society. Cambridge University Press.

Excavation Report

  1. Bisht, R. S. (2015). Excavations at Dholavira (1989–90 to 2004–05). Archaeological Survey of India, Memoir 98.
  2. Marshall, J. (1931). Mohenjo-daro and the Indus Civilization. Arthur Probsthain, London.
  3. Rao, S. R. (1979). Lothal: A Harappan Port Town (1955–62). Archaeological Survey of India, Memoir 78.

Journal Article

  1. Lafuente, B., Downs, R. T., Yang, H. & Stone, N. (2015). The power of databases: the RRUFF project. Highlights in Mineralogical Crystallography (De Gruyter), 1–30.link
  2. Lal, B. B. (1954–55). Excavation at Hastinapura and other explorations in the Upper Ganga and Sutlej Basins 1950–52. Ancient India 10–11, 5–151.
  3. Misra, V. N. (2001). Prehistoric human colonization of India. Journal of Biosciences 26(4): 491–531.link
  4. Wakankar, V. S. (1975). Bhimbetka — The Prehistoric Paradise. Prachya Pratibha 3(2): 7–29.
  5. Wheeler, R. E. M. (1947). Harappa 1946: The Defences and Cemetery R-37. Ancient India 3, 58–130.

Statute / Official

  1. Geological Survey of India (n.d.). GSI Mineral Resources Portal.link
  2. Government of India (1958 (amended 2010)). The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Ministry of Culture.link
  3. Government of India (1972). The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972. Ministry of Culture.link
  4. Government of India (1878). Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878. Government of India.
  5. International Mineralogical Association (n.d.). IMA List of Mineral Names (CNMNC).link

Web Resource

  1. Archaeological Survey of India (n.d.). Official Portal.link
  2. Archaeological Survey of India (n.d.). National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA).link
  3. Hudson Institute of Mineralogy (n.d.). Mindat.org — Mineral & Locality Database.link
  4. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) (n.d.). Cultural Informatics Division.link
  5. UNESCO World Heritage Centre (n.d.). World Heritage List — India.link