Contents: Editorial. Contributors. 1. Inaugural address/Samaresh Bahdyopadhyay. 2. Presidential address/A. Sundara. 3. Evolution of numerals and numeric methods/Tamizharasi. 4. A note on commentary of Bija Pallavam in Sanskrit--a book on Ancient Indian Mathematics/S. Lakshmi. 5. Number theory in a phrase of Sri Desika/N. Kannan. 6. Asterisms and constellation of Ancient Tamil Astronomy/P. Duraisamy. 7. Exploration and excavation of Neolithic sites in Tamil Nadu/S. Murugavel. 8. Glimpses of Tuticorin District from the light of archaeological sources/N. Jeyakumar. 9. Pottery industry/S. Malarkodi. 10. Roman Wine used in Ramnad District : an archaeological study/V. Palanichamy and S.P. Thamilmaran. 11. The origin of coinage in India/D. Raja Reddy. 12. Scientific analysis of ancient metal objects/V. Vijayan. 13. Ancient Indian currency and exchange/S. Ramakrishnan. 14. Special features of Meetei Script (based on Palaeographical studies)/P. Gunindro. 15. The accession of Kutottunga I to the Chola Throne/Shantakumari. 16. Ainnurruvar and Tisai Ayiraltu Ainnurruvar Guilds/N. Geetha. 17. Traders involved in commercial activities in Western India/R. Geetha. 18. Mercantile Guilds in Tamil country/S. Saroja. 19. Education in Ancient Tamil Nadu/T.V. Lalitha. 20. Water management in Rayalasima under the Rayas of Vijayanagar/V. Mallikarjunareddy. 21. Urbanization of Tirupati/I. Chendra Mohan. 22. Tenkasi Temple and its inscriptions/M.D. Sampath. 23. The temple--its economic prospects/S. Kayarkanni. 24. Rama myth and its literary impact: a thematic analysis/Poornima Immanuel and G. Ananthalakshmi. 25. Economic conditions in the Kaveri Delta/V. Palanichamy. 25. Radiometric Technology in the age determination of archaeological objects/R. Prema. 26. Chemical treatment adapted for restoration and preservation of ancient paintings/L. Azhakumani. 27. Vaidyachintamani--a rare manuscript/G.V. Kallapura. 28. History of fishing in Ancient India/S. Kannan and A. Padrakali. 29. Traditional phytomedicine of Zingiberaceae in Tamil Literature/S. Vivekanandan and A. Rajendran. 30. Knowledge of anatomy in Ancient India/V. Gayathri. 31. Sanskritisation of place names in Medieval Kerala/G. Gopikrishnan. 32. Analysis of images by External Pixe Technique/T.R. Rautray and V. Vijayan. 33. Noise reduction through multiple filtering/H.K. Anasuya Devi. 34. Anthropological collections of dolmens and tombs in Palani Hills/N. Renganathan. 35. Archaeology, anthropology and barrier reefs/G.S. Vijayalakshmi. 36. Early native tribes of Pothigai Hills--Nagas/D. Sankaranarayanan. 37. Centres of trade activities in Tamil Nadu/R. Jainila Sundari and P. Nageswari. 38. Some Tantric aspects as revealed from inscriptions and sculptures/S. Rajavelu. Marginalisation of women in workforce/T.S. Rajeswari. 39. Danish Settlement in Tranquebar/P. Uma Maheswari. 40. The Ancient Script Kharoshti/M.D. Sampath. 41. Rare inscription on the Throat of Yajna Varaha at Eran/Haripriya Rangarajan. 42. Fossils--direct evidence of evolution/T. Saradha and M. Senthil Kumari. 43. Temple women in medieval inscriptions/S. Saroja. 44. Chitrakavigal through inscriptions/N. Pankaja. 45. Scientific foundations of temple rituals/T. Satyamurty. 46. India's Ancient Cambodian Connection: the archaeological perspective and problems of interpretations/I.W. Mabbett. 47. Ceremonial food/Bhashyam Swamy. 48. Valanchuli--interesting observations/R. Kalaikkovan. 49. A study of Saka/Scythian elements in the Early Art of North Western India/Swati Ray. 50. Recent discoveries at Tirunedungalam/R. Kalaikkovan and M. Nalini. 51. Recent landmark inscriptions in Tamil Nadu/S. Rajavelu. 52. Veda Pramanyam (The Vedic Authority)/Bhashyam Swamy. 53. Kshatriya Kinship and Agrarian Community/S.D. Nellai Nedumaran.
"This volume includes the articles presented on the occasion of the Second National Conference on Ancient Sciences and Archaeology held from twenty-seventh to twenty-eighth January, 2006 at Sri Parasakthi College for women, Courtallam. Scholars from different parts of the country took part in the academic deliberations and presented papers and various topics of Ancient Sciences and Archeology. It was aimed t the interactions of the scholars on different issues and the recent researches done in the filed of archeology, ancient mathematics, ancient physics, archaeological chemistry, ancient medicine, ancient metallurgy, ancient engineering, ancient biology, ancient economics and commerce, epigraphy, history, numismatics, onomastics, computer analysis of ancient data, science in Sanskrit and other languages, literature, etc." (jacket)
