Compton's Atlas of the Ancient World/Compton's Atlas of the Ancient World.iso/pc/media/as/eh/iw/asehiw10.cap

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1    0    Stray finds of weapons, like this dagger from Fort Munro, are often taken to indicate the presence of warlike Indo-Aryans.
2    0    A sherd from the village of Inamgaon in western India, on which a ploughing scene has been scratched.
3    0    One of the charming figurines of camels from Pirak.  These denote the presence of newcomers in the region.
4    0    A design on a pot from the post-Indus cemetery at Harappa, thought to reflect Vedic religious beliefs.
5    0    Typical Painted Grey Ware pottery used by the early farming communities in the Ganges Valley.
6    0    Part of the massive mudbrick defensive wall surrounding the city of Kausambi.
7    0    A scene from the Buddha's life: a generous patron buys land to build rainy season huts for the Buddha and his followers.
8    0    Two early Indian punch-marked coins, bearing the six-armed sign (left) and the Mauryan hill and crescent symbol (right).
9    0    An inscription in the early Brahmi script (around 3rd century BC) from Sohgaura in the Ganges valley.
10    0    A figurine depicting an elaborately attired and coiffeured lady from the Mauryan capital at Pataliputra.
11    0    The capital of the magnificent Ashokan pillar from Sarnath, adopted as its national symbol by the modern Indian state.
69    0    The capital of the pillar erected by Ashoka at Sarnath.
XX    0    Plan of the western group of buildings in the Mauryan town of Taxila, including a pillared hall that was probably a temple.