Excavations at Kalibangan : The Harappans (1960-69): Part-1
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction and a summary of the results/B.B. Lal. 2. Some thoughts on the now dry river on whose bank stands the site of Kalibangan/B. B. Lal. 3. The chronological horizon/B.B. Lal. 4. The Harappan settlement at Kalibangan—an overview/Jagat Pati Joshi. 5. KLB-1 Stratigraphy and structures/Jagat Pati Joshi. 6. KLB-2 Stratigraphy and structures/Jagat Pati Joshi. 7. KLB-3 Stratigraphy and structures/Jagat Pati Joshi. 8. The pottery/Madhu Bala. 9. The inscribed material/B.B. Lal. 10. Crafts at Kalibangan/Jagat Pati Joshi.
From the preface: The first volume of the report on the excavations at Kalibangan was prepared in 2000 and published by the Archaeological Survey of India in 2003. In it we had given an account of the settlement in so far as it related to the Early Harappan times (Period I). In the present volume, which consists of two parts. We place before the reader an account of the Mature Harappan settlement (Period II). We once again deeply apologize for the inordinate delay in the publication of these two volumes, which has been due to reasons beyond our control, as mentioned in the preface to earlier volume. However, “Better late than never” is the maxim which gives us some solace, and we earnestly hope that the archaeological fraternity will forgive us for the delay.
As in the case of the earlier volume, in the present one too the credit of organizing the work must go primarily to Shri Jagat Pati Joshi. He has taken pains to piece together the field drawings, making them presentable. He has also analyzed the stratigraphy of the site, paying attention to each and every trench. Along with Ms Madhu Bala, he has examined the vast store of antiquities recovered from the site, selecting the for the purpose of this report and writing on them. Ms Madhu Bala has also written the chapters on small finds and pottery. Shri A.K. Sharma was in charge of the cemetery area and has contributed a detailed chapter on the burials, besides K.S. Ramachandran who has written on some of the pot-burials excavated by him. Prof. Bala Subramaniam of IIT and Jagat Pati Joshi have contributed a chapter on Harappan measuring instruments from Kalibangan.
