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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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ARCHAEOLOGY
(POST RELATED)
Subject Code: 231
Total Marks-200
Part-I
Marks - 100
1. Definition of Archaeology as an Interdisciplinary Approach.
2. Nature of Archaeological Data.
3. Relation of Archaeology with other Disciplines; Multidisciplinary vs. Interdisciplinary.
4. Dating Methods in Archaeology.
5. Some Basic concepts (i) Artifacts; (ii) Typology,(iii) Industry; (iv) Ecology; (v) Society; (vi)
Culture.
6. The Origin and Growth of Archaeology in World Context.
7. Indigenous (Sub-continent) Conceptions of the Study of the Past.
8. Early (Pre-1981) Western Perceptions of the India's Past.
9. The Establishment of Asiatic Society of Bengal and Archaeology.
10. Alexander Cunningham's Surveys and the work of his contemporaries and successors.
11. John Marshal and His Successor's Period (1902-1944).
12. Sir Mortimer Wheefer and the Scientific Archaeology in the Sub-continent.
13. Present Structure of Archaeology in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
14. Archaeology of Bangladesh from the Beginning till Date:-
(I) Differential levels of culture/development in space and time and the persistence of ancient
modes of life into the present.
(II) Roots and migration of ancient peoples of Bengal.
(III) Origin and migration of Society and Religion in the Sub-continent.
(IV) Important social institutions: - Family, Kinship, Caste, Tribe, Totem, Magic, Religion.
(V) Early important archaeological sites of Bangladesh:-
(i) Mahasthangarh;
(ii) Mainamoti;
(iii) Paharpur.