CONTENTS: List of Illustrations, Preface, 1. The Early Stone Age Hunter-Gatherers of India and their Technologies, 2. Technological Stability vis-a-vis Advanced Dwelling Tendencies: A Case Study of Paisra, Bihar, 3. Archaeological Evidence for Tribal Traditions in Central India: A Case Study of Microliths, 4. Settlement Pattern of Ancient Varanasi with Special Reference to Non-Urban Sites, 5. Early Historic Archaeology of Varanasi: Ceramics as Cultural Identity, 6. Archaeology of Varanasi: Identification of City and Satellite Settlements, 7. A Lesser-Known Temple of the Guptas: Temple No. 2 at Bhitari, 8. Artisans at Quarries and Workshops: Early Stone-Carving Art of the Middle Ganga Plain.