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Reproduced for academic use only with the permission of Dr. S.P. Gupta (editor).

  • Title Page
  • Foreword
  • vi-vii
  • viii-ix
  • Map-xi
  • xii-xiii
  • xiv-Preface
  • xvi-Abbreviations
  • Contents
  • xx-Introduction
  • 2-3
  • 4-5
  • 6-7
  • 8-9
  • 10-11 *flood, war dates
  • 12-13
  • 14-15
  • 16-17 *more dates
  • 18-19 *Painted Grey Ware
  • 20-21
  • 22-23
  • 24-25
  • 26-27
  • 28-29
  • 30-31
  • 32-33
  • 34-35
  • 36-37 *flood
  • 38-39 P.G.Ware
  • 40-41
  • 42-43
  • 44-45
  • 46-47 *flood, dust storm
  • 48-49 *Summary & Conclusions
  • 50-51
  • 52-53 --Archaeology
  • 54-55
  • 56-Plate I&II *comet plate ;^)
  • Plate III-V
  • Plate VI-Fig. 1
  • Fig. 2-3
  • Fig. 4-57
  • 58-59
  • 60-61
  • 62-63
  • 64-65
  • 66-67
  • 68-Fig. 7&8
  • Fig. 9&10-69
  • 70-71
  • 72-73 --P.G.Ware & C-14 dates
  • 74-75
  • 76-77
  • 78-79
  • 80-81 --Astronomy
  • 82-83
  • 84-85 *astonomical positions
  • 86-87
  • 88-89 *chart
  • 90-91
  • 92-93 *dates
  • 94-95
  • 96-97 *Troy
  • 98-99 *etc.
  • 100-01
  • 102-03
  • 104-05
  • 106-07
  • 108-09
  • 110-11 *Krttika (Pleaides)
  • 112-13
  • 114-15 *precession, dates
  • 116-17
  • 118-19
  • 120-21
  • 122-23
  • 124-25 *Aldebaran
  • 126-27 --Indian Art
  • 128-29
  • 130-31
  • 132-33
  • 134-35 --Epigraphy
  • 136-37
  • 138-39
  • 140-41 --Differing Views
  • 142-43
  • 144-45 *P.G.Ware
  • 146-47
  • 148-49
  • 150-51
  • 152-53
  • 154-55
  • 156-57
  • 158-59
  • 160-61
  • 162-63
  • 164-65
  • 166-67
  • 168-69
  • 170-71
  • 172-73
  • 174-75
  • 176-77 *the "Great Battle"
  • 178-79 *etc.
  • 180-81
  • 182-83
  • 184-85 *Great Flood
  • 186-87
  • 188-89
  • 190-91
  • 192-93
  • 194-95 *historicity
  • 196-97
  • 198-99
  • 200-01
  • 202-03 *mentioned elsewhere
  • 204-05
  • 206-07 *dates
  • 208-09
  • 210-11 *outside India?
  • 212-13
  • 214-15
  • 216-17 *pre P.G.Ware
  • 218-19
  • 220-21
  • 222-23
  • 224-25
  • 226-27 *weapons
  • 228-29
  • 230-31
  • 232-33
  • 234-35
  • 236-37
  • 238-Fig. 11&12 --Appendix I
  • Fig. 13>15-239
  • 240-41 --P.G.W. Map, Appendix II
  • 242-43
  • 244-45 --Epilogue
  • 246-47
  • 248-49
  • 250-51
  • 252-53
  • 254-55
  • Bibliography
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • 262-63
  • Errata

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