Vijayanagara Research Project Monograph Series, Vol. 10: Vijayanagara Archaeological Exploration, 1990-2000: Papers in Memory of Channabasappa S. Patil, Part I and II

Contents: Part I. Channabasappa S. Patil (1951-2001): an appreciation/R. Barry Lewis. Preface and acknowledgements/John M. Fritz and George Michell. Introduction/John M. Fritz, Robert P. Brubaker and Teresa P. Raczek. Papers of the Vijayanagara Research Project: 1. History of documentation/John M. Fritz. 2. Types of documentation/John M. Fritz. 3. Game boards at Vijayanagara/John M. Fritz and David Gibson. 4. Construction technology of the stepped tank in the Royal Centre (IVc/6)/Jagdish. 5. A rock-cut feature overlooking at Royal Centre (Xf/1)/John M. Fritz. 6. A shrine near the noblemen\'s quarter (NQt/3)/Mark Webb and John M. Fritz. 7. A stone bowl in the main gateway on the Northeast road (NSg)/John M. Fritz. 8. Two passageways leading to the Royal Centre (NWm and NWx)/John M. Fritz. 9. Three palace complexes near the Octagonal bath (NXb/3, NXf/2 and NXg/2)/Paul Cope-Faulkner, John M. Fritz and David Gibson. 10. A cave-shrine and temple on the slope of Malyavanta Hill (NOy/6 and 7)/Linda Whitman, Oscar Carlberg and John M. Fritz. 11. Sally ports and other small entries in the fortification of the urban core/(NPj, NPu, etc.)/John M. Fritz. 12. An irrigation tower on the Turutta Canal (NPx/3)/Linda Whitman and Oscar Carlberg. 13. Sheet-rock features west of the city walls (NQh/2)/Linda Whitman and Oscar Carlberg. 14. A complex of structures in the urban core (NRh/3)/Joshua Wright. 15. A rubble wall complex North of the Lotus Mahal (NRj/3)/Sylvie Berti and Linda Whitman. 16. A palace complex in the Northeast valley (NSc/1 and 2)/Paul Dungee and John M. Fritz. 17. A complex South of Malyavanta Hill (NTo and NTt)/David Gibson and Heather M.-L. Miller. 18. A hillside Shiva Shrine (NUh/1)/Nicholas Powell and R. Barry Lewis. 19. Features located in NX and NY/John M.Fritz. 20. A unique sculpture of Virupaksha from Hampi/C.T.M. Kotraiah. 21. An unusual memorial stone on the bank of the Tungabhadra (MKu/3)/Anila Verghese. 22. The Ramanuja temple in Vitthalapura (NCw/3)/Anna L. Dallapiccola and Anila Verghese. 23. Mortar production at Vijayanagara: evidence from the Sacred Centre/Alexandra Mack. 24. Features destroyed by road widening in Hampi (NLc/9 and 10)/Paul Cope-Faulkner and John M. Fritz. 25. A note on the Uddhana Virabhadra temple (NLw/3)/George Michell. 26. The Hiriya Chhatra (feeding halll) in Krishnapura (NLw/4)/Jason Fischer. 27. Construction techniques in an unfinished temple above Achyutaraya Bazaar (NMd/3)/Ben Marsh. 28. Account of the Chariot festival at Hampi/Asim Krishna Das. 29. The Vasaraj Math complex in Anegondi (NEg/1)/Natalie Tobert. 30. Relief sculptures of Virashaiva Saints at Bukkasagara/C.T.M. Kotraiah. 31. Astronomical orientations of the larger temples/John McKim Malville and John M. Fritz. 32. Astronomical orientations of the smaller temples, shrines and palaces/John McKim Malville and John M. Fritz. 33. The mystic gateways into Pampakshetra: based on the Pampamahatmyam and inscriptional evidence/Asim Krishna Das. 34. Queens, ladies and families as Patrons at Vijayanagara/Anna L. Dallapiccola. Vijayanagara Research Project Bibliography.

Part II. Papers of the Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey: 1. Production and landscape in the Vijayanagara Metropolitan Region: contributions of the Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey/Kathleen D. Morrison and Carla M. Sinopoli. 2. Reports of the Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey Project: introduction/Carla M. Sinopoli and Kathleen D. Morrison. 3. The Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey: overview of the 1992 season/Carla M. Sinopoli and Kathleen D. Morrison. 4. The Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey: overview of the 1994 season/Kathleen D. Morrison and Carla M. Sinopoli. 5. The Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey: overview of the 1996 season/Kathleen D. Morrison and Carla M. Sinopoli. 6. The Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey: overview of the 1997 season/Carla M. Sinopoli and Kathleen D. Morrison. 7. VMS-365: A walled settlement site/Carla M. Sinopoli. 8. VMS-6: a fortified settlement complex/Michael Dega and Robert P. Brubaker. 9. VMS-370: a fortification wall and reservoir embankment/Robert P. Brubaker. 10. VMS-440: a small temple complex and associated features/Jennifer Lundal Humayun. 11. Brickmaking in Malapannagudi: ethnoarchaeological research and archaeological implications/Lars Fogelin. Pollen analysis from the Kamalapura Kere/Kathleen D. Morrison. 12. Vijayanagara metropolitan survey bibliography. 13. A study of the bridge at Vitthalapura/John M. Fritz.

"This volume showcases the fieldwork undertaken at the Hampi-Vijayanagara site during the 1990s by the international teams of the Vijayanagara Research Project (VRP) and Vijayanagara Metropolitan Survey (VMS). Consisting of professional and student archaeologists and architects from India, the USA, UK, Australia and other countries, these teams have over the years developed specialized techniques of "surface technology" to map and measure all visible physical indicators of past cultural activity at this great ruined Hindu imperial site.

The numerous features documented in this way include a wide variety of archaeological features related to religious and courtly practice, defence, transport, the provision of goods including water and ceramic vessels, and even recreation. These features range in scale from standing and collapsed buildings to images and diagrams cut into granite boulders and sheet-rock. While the VRP has concentrated on the urban core and sacred centre of the site, an area comprising approximately 25 square kilometers, the VMS has investigated the vast hinterland of Hampi-Vijayanagara, extending over more than 600 square kilometers.

The 50 articles that appear in this volume are grouped in two parts, corresponding to the VRP and VMS projects. They range from overall reports of fieldwork to studies of individual features written by the project directors as well as by participating team members. While much of this reporting is in the nature of "work in progress" rather than "final interpretation", it is hoped that these various articles will suggest the diverse approaches taken by the different authors and stimulate further research. Both sets of articles conclude with comprehensive bibliographies." (jacket)