Art and Archeaology of Orissa

by Sadasiba Pradhan

The present volume is a pioneering effort to unravel the rich archaeological potential of the middle Mahandi Valley in Orissa that was traditionally considered terra incognita or an area of isolation. The area roughly extends from the Hirakud dam in Sambalpur district up to the Satkosia in Angul district. The present volume entitled ‘Art and Archaeology of Orissa’-Recent Perspectives with a collection of three important research scholars based on their field works negate this long-standing hypothesis that culturally this was an area of isolation or of recent human penetration. Rather, it was an important geo-cultural region right from the pre-historic times.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• List of Illustration
• Investigations into the Mesolithic and Post-Mesolithic Settlements in the Middle Mahanadi Valley
• Orissa Excavations at Nuagarh-Asurgarh
• A Preliminary Report Temples of Western Orissa Phase-I
• Early Temples Phase-II
• Medieval Temples
• Temples of Sambalpur.

About the Author:

Sadasiba Pradhan (b. 1955) took his MA (1978), M.Phil (1980) and Ph.d. (1983) degrees from Sambalpur University. He had his professional training in Archaeology at Institute of Archaeology (ASI), New Delhi and Institute of Archaeology, University of London (UK). He was the recipient of Charles Walace British Council Fellowships, UK and STARR Foundation Visiting Senior Research Fellowship of National Gallery of Art, Washington DC (USA). P.K. Nayak (b. 1951) took his MA (1972) and Ph.d. (1983) degrees from Sambalpur University. He has several research papers to his credit in reputed research journals. He has successfully supervised several M.Phil and Ph.D. dissertations. He is presently serving as Professor in the Post Graduate Department of History, Sambalpur University.