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The Bala Hisar of Charsadda is a 23m high mound covering an area of some 25 hectares close to the confluence of the Swat and Kabul rivers in North West Frontier ProvinceAEs Vale of Peshawa. Astride one of the arteries of the Silk Road, the uttarapatha, the mountain passes to its north and west link south Asia with central and western Asia. Strewn with thousands of ceramic sherds, cobbles and brickbats, the Bala Hisar was identified in 1863 as the city of Pushkalavati, one of the ancient capitals of Gandhar. Although not as formally investigated as Taxila to its south-east, it has been subject...

This book synthesises the archaeology of South Asia from the Neolithic period (c.6500 BCE) to the third century BCE.

The excavation project undertaken at Anuradhapura responded to the general lack of research on early historic cities in India. This first volume details the environmental and geographical background of Anuradhapura, the history of the city from the small circular houses of the Iron Age through to the stone built architectural structures of the 13th century AD as the city developed into a thriving fortified metropolis. A large part of the volume is taken up by the results of the excavations carried out between 1989 and 1994 providing a better understanding of the development of urbanism on Sri...

In this book an international team of archaeologists, philosophers, lawyers, and heritage professionals addresses significant ethical questions about the rights to access, manage, and interpret the material remains of the past. The chapters explore competing claims to interpret and appropriate the past and the major ethical issues associated with them, including handling the sacred; contested rights over sites, antiquities, and artifacts; the involvement of local communities in archaeological research; and the legal status of heritage sites. The book covers a range of hotly debated topics in...