Constructing History: Numerous prehistoric, protohistoric, and historical sites have been excavated and investigated, but the finds are not consistent with ancient Indian culture. The phases of India’s social development cannot…
Category: Nature of Sources and Historical Construction of Ancient India
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-4)
Foreign Accounts: Indigenous literature can be supplemented by international accounts. Greek, Roman, and Chinese travellers came to India, either as tourists or religious converts, and they left behind accounts of…
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-3)
Literary Sources: Although the ancient Indians learned how to write as early as 2500 BC, our earliest writings date from the fourth century AD and are situated in Central Asia.…
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-2)
Coins: While a substantial number of coins and inscriptions have been discovered on the surface, exploration has uncovered all of them. Numismatics is called the study of coins. And so…
Nature of Sources and Historical Constructions of Ancient India (Part-1)
Material Remains Archaeology methods help us recover the material remains of the past relating to our history’s of ancient, mediaeval, and modern periods. Archaeology is used in India and many…