A Petrographic Examination of Eastern Indian Artifacts, Award in U.S. and Indian Currencies

描述：该项目为Frederick Asher博士在印度进行的一项简短的实地研究提供支持。他将收集和分析样本，作为对印度东部的石器进行岩石学研究的基础。印度东部的石器被定义为比哈尔邦和孟加拉，包括孟加拉国。这项研究旨在确定在印度东部生产不同日期和来源的宗教文物时使用的岩石来源。这一地区是在9世纪到12世纪之间的帕拉王朝统治下划分在一起的，当时大部分文物都是在帕拉王朝制作的。确定石头的来源可导致确定经济和文化模式。范围：该项目将由亚瑟博士在印度考古部的支持下进行。这项研究可以导致建立对文物的岩相学研究，作为一种可行的方法来确定这些文物中使用的石头的来源，以及追踪贸易和经济文化区的模式。该项目符合美印合作科学计划的目标

Description: This project provides support for a short field study by Dr. Frederick Asher in India. He will collect and analyze samples that will be used as the basis for a petrographic study of stone artifacts in eastern India, defined as Bihar and Bengal, including Bangladesh. The study seeks the identification of the sources of rocks used in the production of religious artifacts of various dates and provenance within eastern India. This area was drawn together under the Pala dynasty, between the 9th and 12th centuries, when most of the artifacts were made. The determination of the sources of stones can lead to identification of economic and cultural patterns. Scope: The project will be carried by Dr. Asher with support from the Archeology Department of India. The study can lead to establishing petrographic studies of artifacts as a viable method for establishing the sources of stones used in these artifacts, as well as to tracing patterns of trade and economic and cultural zones. The project fits the objectives of the U.S.-India Cooperative Science Program