Radiocarbon Dates from the Archaeological Site of Sakas, Bihar, India J Bates, V K Singh, R N Singh, Manisha Singh, Brij Mohan, et al. Radiocarbon, 2024 Dates from recently excavated Gangetic site of Sakas in Bihar, India, place it at ca.1800–1100 BC. The ceramic and lithic chronologies have been interpreted as Early Farming, Transitional and Chalcolithic/Developed Farming in date. However, depending on where in the Ganges Plains is studied, the time frame of Early, Developed and Advanced Farming periods varies widely, from 7th millennium to 2nd millennium BC and beyond, making the chronological framing of absolute dates within a regional scheme highly complex. In this paper we report the new radiocarbon results from Sakas and note how while these are critical for cementing the absolute dating of the site, until such time as a more stable periodization linked not only to relative and absolute dates but also human lifeways within the different zones of the Ganges plains is created, there remains difficulties in understanding how Sakas and other sites of similar date fit into the changing social, cultural and economic systems in this region.
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Radiocarbon dates from the archaeological site of Sakas, Bihar, India J Bates, VK Singh, RN Singh, M Singh, B Mohan, S Chakradhari, ... Radiocarbon 66 (2), 267-279 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Preliminary Report on Excavations at Sakas, District Sasaram (Rohtas), Bihar VK Singh, PP Joglekar, V Mushrif-Tripathy, M Singh, AK Pandey, ... Man and Environment 45 (1), 66-77 , 2020 2020 Citations: 3
Excavations at Tokwa (2023-2024), Mirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh VK Singh, J Bates, RN Singh, M Singh, B Mohan, S Chakradhari, ... Man and Environment 49 (2), 20-32 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
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Preliminary Report on Excavations at Nindaur, District Kaimur (Bhabhua), Bihar (2021-2022) VK Singh, M Singh, AK Pandey, DP Singh, S Chakradhari, SK Singh, ... Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 9, 288-312 , 2022 2022 Citations: 1
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Hoofprints in the yard: The discovery of bovid, caprid and (large) feline/canid tracks in an external courtyard from the early Iron Age of Tokwa, India J Bates, VK Singh, RN Singh, M Singh, B Mohan, S Chakradhari, M Conte, ... Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 66, 105327 , 2025 2025
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कर्मनाशा घाटी का पुरातात्त्विक अध्ययन: सेमर साधोपुर के विशेष सन्दर्भ में रवीन्द्र नाथ सिंह, विकास कुमार सिंह, बृज मोहन चेतना 9 (जनवरी-जून), 37-49 , 2025 2025
EXPLORING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE SIDHI DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES SK Singh, B Mohan, S Chakradhari, AP Singh, VK Singh, M Singh, ... ICON-Journal of Archaeology and Culture 9, 21-41 , 2024 2024
Cultural Materials from Sakas, District- Sasaram (Rohtas), Bihar: An Overview VK Singh, A Singh, AP Singh, U Singh, RN Singh, M Singh, ... Bharati 48, 81-108 , 2024 2024
Reconnaissance Survey of Ramdihra: An Archaeological Site in Sasaram (Rohtas) District, Bihar M Singh, VK Singh, S Chakradhari, B Mohan, AP Singh, J Bates, ... Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology 11, 378-389 , 2024 2024
Reconnaissance Explorations in the Karmanasa Valley in Uttar Pradesh: A MAHSA Survey Report (2023-24) VK Singh, K Suganaya, RN Singh, CA Petrie, M Singh, CL Pandey, ... Indian Journal of Archaeology 9 (4), 14-62 , 2024 2024
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Hinterland Survey around Kudheri Nala, a Tributary of Son River, Madhya Pradesh SK Singh, S Chakradhari, A Alam, D Kumar, B Mohan, KC Vishwakarma, ... Man and Environment 47 (1), 30-37 , 2022 2022
Megalithic Sites found in the Adhaura Region, Kaimur, Bihar: A Preliminary Survey Report B Mohan Indian Journal of Archaeology 7 (2), 29-44 , 2022 2022
Problems and Prospects of Micro Wear Analysis on Lithic Artifacts with Special Reference to the Karmanasa Valley B Mohan Banaras Hindu University , 2021 2021
Exploration Report of Mesolithic Site of Baghmania Mand and Nearby Sites B Mohan Itihas Darpan 26 (2), 33-42 , 2021 2021
Further Excavation at Sakas, District Sasaram (Rohtas), Bihar (2019-2020) VK Singh, M Singh, R Tripathi, CL Pandey, S Chakradhari, B Mohan, ... Itihas Darpan 25 (1&2), 221-226 , 2020 2020
झेलम के युद्ध में सिकंदर की जय या पराजय: एक समीक्षा बृज मोहन इतिहास दर्पण 24 (1), 56-64 , 2019 2019