Title in ENGLISH : The author excavated the key-site of Hastinapura, situated on the bank of the Ganga, in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Over here he encountered in the lower levels a settlement which was distinguished by a characteristic pottery called the Painted Grey Ware, assignable to circa 1100-800 BCE. This Painted Grey Ware Culture has since been discovered at all the Maharabharata sites? a feature which binds them together. Further, the excavation revealed that a heavy flood in the Ganga destroyed a considerable portion of the Painted Grey Ware settlement at Hastinapura. The shifting of the capital from Hastinapura to Kausambi is, in turn, supported by the fact that in the lowest levels of Kausambi has been encountered the same king of degenerated Painted Grey Ware as had begun to appear at Hastinapura prior to its destruction by the flood...

ISBN 13: 9788173054587

ISBN 10: 8173054584

Edition: New Delhi

Year: 2013

Language: ENGLISH

Subject(s): Epics