Anil K Pokharia
Biographic Data
| ID | 1892247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anil K Pokharia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anil K |
| FAMILY NAME | Pokharia |
| SIGNATURE | POKHARIA A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1453-0646 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Radiocarbon-dated floral evidence from the Mauryan Empire, at Ajatshatru-ka-Quilla Maidan , Rajgir, Nalanda, India
Plant remains of human workmanship, preserved in ancient settlements, provide evidence for reconstructing the history of the man-plant relationship. A number of ancient habitational settlements have come to light in the alluvial plains of the Gangetic Valley. However, only a few sites from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age periods have been excavated and studied for the plant-based subsistence economy in the Gangetic Valley. The informati…
Archaeobotanical data from a Baran settlement (4,300–3,400 yrs bp) in the Ghaggar basin (northwestern India) reveals continuity of the Indus crop package after the Meghalayan stage drought
Insights on agriculture intensification, trade and localised adaptation based on radiocarbon-dated carbonised seeds from the Iron Age to the Early Medieval Period at Uren, Bihar, Eastern India
Evaluating the Indian Summer Monsoon intensity using archeological seeds from early–late historic Vidarbha, Central India
We present an archaeobotanical record representing ~2300 years BP farming practice at Nagardhan an Early Historic—Late Medieval site in the Vidarbha region, Maharashtra, central India. The study assesses the crop harvesting patterns and Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) intensity using two different approaches (archaeobotany, and canonical correspondence analysis) to understand the variability and impact of ISM on human subsistence systems during perio…
Royal burials and chariots from Sinauli (Uttar Pradesh, India)
For the first time in the Indian subcontinent, a series of royal burials with chariots have been recovered from the Chalcolithic period at the archaeological site Sinauli (29°8′28′′N; 77°13′1′′E), Baghpat district, western Uttar Pradesh, India. Eight burials were excavated from the site; among them a royal burial with copper decorated legged coffin (lid with a series of anthropomorphic figures) and headgear has also been recovered. Among these re…
Agricultural resilience and land-use from an Indus settlement in north-western India
Cereal size, AMS and charcoal data from phase 1 of the Kashmir Prehistory Project
The wind that shakes the barley
This paper investigates the eastern movements of barley grains and their morphological variations in prehistory. By combining previously published and newly collected archaeobotanical grain measurements (n = 2,176), we explore the roles of culinary traditions underlying the morphological traits observed. We find that barley diminished in size as it moved from its origin in southwestern Asia to Central and East Asia between the third millennium BC…
Environmental magnetic, Geochemical and Sulfur isotopic imprints of an Indus archaeological site 4MSR from western India (Rajasthan)
New evidence of mid- to late- Holocene vegetation and climate change from a Neolithic settlement in western fringe of Central Ganga Plain
Here we present a continuous palaeoclimatic record of 5980 years (7230 cal BP–1250 cal BP) from Hetapatti, a Neolithic site situated on the western fringe of the Central Ganga Plain. The region was a center of reurbanisation following the decline of the Harappan civilisation and is considered a hub of economic, political and religious evolution since the sixth millennium BC. Hetapatti contains an uninterrupted sequence from Neolithic to Historic …
Variable monsoons and human adaptations
We present the first systematic evaluation of the relationship between the archaeological and palaeoclimatic record from north-western India during the past millennium, from the urban site of Chandravati. The rarity of Medieval sites, systematic excavations and multi-disciplinary work in the subcontinent obscure the impact of two distinct climate anomalies − the ‘Medieval Warm Period’ (‘MWP’, 740 − 1150 CE), followed by the ‘Little Ice Age’ (‘LIA…
Dating Adoption and Intensification of Food-Crops
Here we present direct dates of food grains and insights into agricultural strategies adopted by Harappans from a newly excavated Indus site 4MSR (Binjor) in northwestern India. The site revealed Early and Mature Harappan phases delimited by a Transitional phase based on ceramics and archaeological artifacts. The macro-botanical remains revealed that the site was occupied by an agricultural society during the Early phase (~2900−2600 BCE), whereas…
Stable isotopic composition of rice grain organic matter marking an abrupt shift of hydroclimatic condition during the cultural transformation of Harappan civilization
Linking past cultural developments to palaeoenvironmental changes from 5000 BP to present
The Northern Neolithic of the Western Himalayas
Neolithic−Early historic (2500–200 BC) plant use
Early Neolithic agriculture (2700–2000 bc) and Kushan period developments (ad 100–300)
The virtues of small grain size
Archaeobotanical evidence of millets in the Indian subcontinent with some observations on their role in the Indus civilization
Subsistence System, Paleoecology, and 14 C Chronology at Kanmer, a Harappan Site in Gujarat, India
This article presents the results of 4 excavation seasons in which botanical and animal remains were collected at the Harappan site of Kanmer in the Kachchh District of Gujarat, India. The findings revealed a subsistence economy consisting of food production with domesticated plants and animals, hunting, fishing, and wild plant gathering. Cultural relics and radiocarbon dating support our identification of different cultural periods at the site. …
Archaeobotanical evidence of millets in the Indian subcontinent with some observations on their role in the Indus civilization
Early Neolithic agriculture (2700–2000 bc) and Kushan period developments (ad 100–300)
The wind that shakes the barley
This paper investigates the eastern movements of barley grains and their morphological variations in prehistory. By combining previously published and newly collected archaeobotanical grain measurements (n = 2,176), we explore the roles of culinary traditions underlying the morphological traits observed. We find that barley diminished in size as it moved from its origin in southwestern Asia to Central and East Asia between the third millennium BC…
The Northern Neolithic of the Western Himalayas
Subsistence System, Paleoecology, and 14 C Chronology at Kanmer, a Harappan Site in Gujarat, India
This article presents the results of 4 excavation seasons in which botanical and animal remains were collected at the Harappan site of Kanmer in the Kachchh District of Gujarat, India. The findings revealed a subsistence economy consisting of food production with domesticated plants and animals, hunting, fishing, and wild plant gathering. Cultural relics and radiocarbon dating support our identification of different cultural periods at the site. …
Variable monsoons and human adaptations
We present the first systematic evaluation of the relationship between the archaeological and palaeoclimatic record from north-western India during the past millennium, from the urban site of Chandravati. The rarity of Medieval sites, systematic excavations and multi-disciplinary work in the subcontinent obscure the impact of two distinct climate anomalies − the ‘Medieval Warm Period’ (‘MWP’, 740 − 1150 CE), followed by the ‘Little Ice Age’ (‘LIA…
Royal burials and chariots from Sinauli (Uttar Pradesh, India)
For the first time in the Indian subcontinent, a series of royal burials with chariots have been recovered from the Chalcolithic period at the archaeological site Sinauli (29°8′28′′N; 77°13′1′′E), Baghpat district, western Uttar Pradesh, India. Eight burials were excavated from the site; among them a royal burial with copper decorated legged coffin (lid with a series of anthropomorphic figures) and headgear has also been recovered. Among these re…
New evidence of mid- to late- Holocene vegetation and climate change from a Neolithic settlement in western fringe of Central Ganga Plain
Here we present a continuous palaeoclimatic record of 5980 years (7230 cal BP–1250 cal BP) from Hetapatti, a Neolithic site situated on the western fringe of the Central Ganga Plain. The region was a center of reurbanisation following the decline of the Harappan civilisation and is considered a hub of economic, political and religious evolution since the sixth millennium BC. Hetapatti contains an uninterrupted sequence from Neolithic to Historic …
Dating Adoption and Intensification of Food-Crops
Here we present direct dates of food grains and insights into agricultural strategies adopted by Harappans from a newly excavated Indus site 4MSR (Binjor) in northwestern India. The site revealed Early and Mature Harappan phases delimited by a Transitional phase based on ceramics and archaeological artifacts. The macro-botanical remains revealed that the site was occupied by an agricultural society during the Early phase (~2900−2600 BCE), whereas…
Archaeobotanical evidence of millets in the Indian subcontinent with some observations on their role in the Indus civilization
Subsistence System, Paleoecology, and 14 C Chronology at Kanmer, a Harappan Site in Gujarat, India
This article presents the results of 4 excavation seasons in which botanical and animal remains were collected at the Harappan site of Kanmer in the Kachchh District of Gujarat, India. The findings revealed a subsistence economy consisting of food production with domesticated plants and animals, hunting, fishing, and wild plant gathering. Cultural relics and radiocarbon dating support our identification of different cultural periods at the site. …
The virtues of small grain size
Neolithic−Early historic (2500–200 BC) plant use
Early Neolithic agriculture (2700–2000 bc) and Kushan period developments (ad 100–300)
Stable isotopic composition of rice grain organic matter marking an abrupt shift of hydroclimatic condition during the cultural transformation of Harappan civilization
Linking past cultural developments to palaeoenvironmental changes from 5000 BP to present
The Northern Neolithic of the Western Himalayas
Environmental magnetic, Geochemical and Sulfur isotopic imprints of an Indus archaeological site 4MSR from western India (Rajasthan)
New evidence of mid- to late- Holocene vegetation and climate change from a Neolithic settlement in western fringe of Central Ganga Plain
Here we present a continuous palaeoclimatic record of 5980 years (7230 cal BP–1250 cal BP) from Hetapatti, a Neolithic site situated on the western fringe of the Central Ganga Plain. The region was a center of reurbanisation following the decline of the Harappan civilisation and is considered a hub of economic, political and religious evolution since the sixth millennium BC. Hetapatti contains an uninterrupted sequence from Neolithic to Historic …
Variable monsoons and human adaptations
We present the first systematic evaluation of the relationship between the archaeological and palaeoclimatic record from north-western India during the past millennium, from the urban site of Chandravati. The rarity of Medieval sites, systematic excavations and multi-disciplinary work in the subcontinent obscure the impact of two distinct climate anomalies − the ‘Medieval Warm Period’ (‘MWP’, 740 − 1150 CE), followed by the ‘Little Ice Age’ (‘LIA…
Dating Adoption and Intensification of Food-Crops
Here we present direct dates of food grains and insights into agricultural strategies adopted by Harappans from a newly excavated Indus site 4MSR (Binjor) in northwestern India. The site revealed Early and Mature Harappan phases delimited by a Transitional phase based on ceramics and archaeological artifacts. The macro-botanical remains revealed that the site was occupied by an agricultural society during the Early phase (~2900−2600 BCE), whereas…
The wind that shakes the barley
This paper investigates the eastern movements of barley grains and their morphological variations in prehistory. By combining previously published and newly collected archaeobotanical grain measurements (n = 2,176), we explore the roles of culinary traditions underlying the morphological traits observed. We find that barley diminished in size as it moved from its origin in southwestern Asia to Central and East Asia between the third millennium BC…
Cereal size, AMS and charcoal data from phase 1 of the Kashmir Prehistory Project
Royal burials and chariots from Sinauli (Uttar Pradesh, India)
For the first time in the Indian subcontinent, a series of royal burials with chariots have been recovered from the Chalcolithic period at the archaeological site Sinauli (29°8′28′′N; 77°13′1′′E), Baghpat district, western Uttar Pradesh, India. Eight burials were excavated from the site; among them a royal burial with copper decorated legged coffin (lid with a series of anthropomorphic figures) and headgear has also been recovered. Among these re…
Agricultural resilience and land-use from an Indus settlement in north-western India
Radiocarbon-dated floral evidence from the Mauryan Empire, at Ajatshatru-ka-Quilla Maidan , Rajgir, Nalanda, India
Plant remains of human workmanship, preserved in ancient settlements, provide evidence for reconstructing the history of the man-plant relationship. A number of ancient habitational settlements have come to light in the alluvial plains of the Gangetic Valley. However, only a few sites from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age periods have been excavated and studied for the plant-based subsistence economy in the Gangetic Valley. The informati…
Archaeobotanical data from a Baran settlement (4,300–3,400 yrs bp) in the Ghaggar basin (northwestern India) reveals continuity of the Indus crop package after the Meghalayan stage drought
Insights on agriculture intensification, trade and localised adaptation based on radiocarbon-dated carbonised seeds from the Iron Age to the Early Medieval Period at Uren, Bihar, Eastern India
Evaluating the Indian Summer Monsoon intensity using archeological seeds from early–late historic Vidarbha, Central India
We present an archaeobotanical record representing ~2300 years BP farming practice at Nagardhan an Early Historic—Late Medieval site in the Vidarbha region, Maharashtra, central India. The study assesses the crop harvesting patterns and Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) intensity using two different approaches (archaeobotany, and canonical correspondence analysis) to understand the variability and impact of ISM on human subsistence systems during perio…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (19 works) · Geography (15 works) · Archaeology (13 works) · Geology (11 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (11 works) · Agriculture (9 works) · Biology (8 works) · Ecology (7 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 works) · Indus (7 works)