The Archaeology of Coastal Bengal

This book investigates the vast geo-physical features of the coastal region of West Bengal stretching from the Sundarbans, the Brahmaputra-Ganga delta, and Orissa. The settlement strategies in terms of the genesis and their continuity till date are extensively discussed. The book also explores the validation of equating sea-faring activities only with trade

Rupendra Chattopadhyay, Paresh Chandra Chatterjee Professor of History, Presidency University

Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay is Paresh Chandra Chatterjee Professor of History, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. He has published widely in national and international journals on various issues related to the archaeology of the middle and lower Ganga valley, the eastern Indian plateau, and the eastern Indian littoral. He has also written on eastern Indian prehistory, protohistory, Indian religions, Indian art and iconography, the political history of
the Satavahanas and the western Kshatrapas, and the ancient Indian caste system. His major publications include Bankura: A Study of Its Archaeological Sources (2010).