"There is little doubt that the archaeological program now being carried on by the central and state governments in India and by the authors of this book and their team is one of the most important in the whole of Asia. . . . The authors describe the directions their research may take, which rests of course on a full understanding of the site itself. . . . This is a first-rate piece of work, combining Indian and foreign academic disciplines in solid fashion. One cannot help but applaud the care, sensitivity, and sound scholarship which this publication so lucidly demonstrates."-- Pacific Affairs