-:ABOUT THE BOOK:-

This Journal embodies the results of explorations and excavations conducted by scholars in various countries which witnessed the growth of the personality of the shared culture of the Indian Ocean Rim countries, including the countries of Southwest Asia. It also includes all aspects of cultural, economic and socio-political histories of these countries.

Contents of Volume No-19 & 20

1. Vadnagar: A Composite Township from Early to Late Historic Times connected to Indian Ocean Maritime Networks
   – Abhijit S. Ambekar, Ananya Chakraborty, Roshan Ranjith, Sejal S. Gotad, Disha Seth and Janakraj Rajpurohit
2. Vadnagar through the Ages – Common Wares, Globular Pots: A Sequential Study
   – Amol Kulkarni, Grace Ann Varkey and Abhijit S. Ambekar
3. Recent Findings of Timber Bonding Structures at Vadnagar: On Ancient Construction Technology and Networks of Knowledge Transfer along Land and Sea Routes
   – Abhijit S. Ambekar, Mrudula Mane, Siddharth Prizomwala, Yakin Kinger and Ananya Chakraborty
4. Vadnagar – A Cultural Interaction with the East and West
   – Abhijit S. Ambekar
5. Deciphering the Legacy of Apollodotus II Coinage in Sea Trade: A Study of the Coin Moulds from Vadnagar Excavations
   – Abhijit Dandekar, Abhijit S. Ambekar and Disha Seth
6. Excavations at Vadnagar 2019 to 2022: A Numismatic Appraisal
   – Abhijit Dandekar, Madhuri Jain and Abhijit S. Ambekar
7. Report on the Recent Excavation of a Shell Midden at Mithakhari in South Andaman
   – Arati Deshpande-Mukherjee, Sushama Deo, Stephania Millano, Pankaj Goyal, Sanjay Krishna, Tarannum Caur, Sangita Saini and Jayendra Joglekar
8. Face in Sun Beams Mosaic Beads on the Silk Road
   – Sergey Lapteff
9. Deliwala Stupa as a Cultural Object: Material Symbols of Religiosity in Sri Lanka
   – Judith Cameron and Nimal PereraPlates