Finding forgotten cities
Subtitle: how the Indus civilization was discovered
By: Nayanjot Lahiri
Publisher: Seagull Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9780857421128
Subjects: Indus civilization; Antiquities; Discovery and exploration
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: India : Permanent Black, c2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-418) and index.
Table of contents: title: A ruined city in Punjab and its first explorers; title: From seals to a specialist; title: John Marshall's early years in India; title: Harappa makes a fleeting reappearance; title: Among cities and stupas; title: An Italian in India; title: From Calcutta to Kalibangan; title: Excavating Harappa under a shadow; title: Talent and trouble in Calcutta; title: Maverick at Mohenjodaro; title: Stringing scattered ideas; title: Announcing the discovery; title: An astonishing aftermath; title: Afterword: Inaugurating a new era.