Early Man in Eastern Himalayas (North-East India and Nepal)/A.K. Sharma. 1996, xxii, 182 p., 32 plates, maps, figs, $53.
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. The background. 2. Geology and environment. 3. The people. 4. Stone ages. 5. Nepal. 6. The emerging pattern. Bibliography. Index.
"The book gives a vivid picture of the prehistoric past of north-east India and Nepal. Till recent years the activities of Early Man in Eastern Himalayas were shrouded in mystery due to lack of archaeological investigations but recent discoveries have clearly proved that this difficult cold area was also inhabited by early man right from the early stone age onwards. Evidences show that the prehistoric cultures of Himalayas and Siwaliks were deeply influenced and related with their counterparts in Indo-Gangetic plains and Vindhyas though contact influences of eastern neighbours are also visible. The author has put all the scattered evidences at one place alongwith his own discoveries in Sikkim and north-eastern states." (jacket)
[A.K. Sharma worked for the Archaeological Survey of India for over 30 years. His books include Emergence of Early culture in North-East India and Emergence of Early Culture in North-East India.]