A GUIDE TO TAXILA

About the Book:-This book was written to provide a concise guide to the ruins of Taxila, excavation of which was led by the author. The remains of Taxila are situated immediately to the east and north-east of Sarai-kala, a junction Taxila and on the railway, twenty miles north-west of Rawalpindi. The Valley in which they lie is a singularly ancient times pleasant one, well-watered by the Haro river and its tributaries, and protected by a girdle of hills— on the north and east by the snow mountains of Hazara and the Murree ridge, on the south and west by the well- known Margalla spur and other lower eminences. This position on the great trade route, which used to connect Hindustan with Central and Western Asia, coupled with the strength of its natural defences, the fertility of its soil, and a constant supply of good water, readily account for the importance of the city in early times. Arrian speaks of it as being a great and flourishing city in the time of Alexander the Great, the greatest, indeed, of all the cities which lay between the Indus and the Hydaspes (Jihlam). Strabo tells us that the country round about was thickly populated, and extremely fertile, as the mountains here begin to subside into the plains, and Plutarch remarks on the richness of the soil. The introductory chapters give the topographical and historical background, and the main body of the work discusses the various groups of buildings and the material they were found to contain. Numerous illustrative figures, a glossary of technical terms and a bibliography are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Taxila and archaeology. About the Author:-Sir John Hubert Marshall CIE FBA (1876, Chester, England – 1958, Guildford, England) was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He oversaw the excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, two of the main cities that comprise the Indus Valley Civilization. In 1902, the new viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, appointed Marshall as Director-General of Archaeology within the British Indian administration. He modernised the approach to archaeology on that continent, introducing a programme of cataloguing and conservation of ancient monuments and artefacts. The Title 'A GUIDE TO TAXILA written/authored/edited by John Marshall', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121224192 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 192 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in ENGLISH. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-