The essays in the present volume deal with Indian prehistory from the beginning of food-production to the use of iron. They do not deal with all the major issues and problems, but they may be said to significantly represent the research interests and current thoughts related to this period. They are detailed in scope and representative of the state of research in late Indian prehistory or protohistory.
It has been emphasized earlier that the essays in the present volume should be judged in the context of the general nature of archaeological research in India. But whatever may be said about their quality, there is no point in denying that the study of Indian protohistory has considerable broadened its range of interest in recent years. The present volume has only tried to convey an impression of this widening of interest. |
