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Bhikkhuni
a Buddhist nun
Biface
handaxe
Black and Red Ware (BRW)
Pottery whose surface is partly black and partly red, found in various different chronological and cultural contexts
Blade
a flake tool, the length of which is more than twice its width
Bodhisattva
a future Buddha
Boustrophedon style
a style of writing in which consecutive lines start in opposite directions
Brahma
sacerdotal power
Brahmacharya
the stage of celibate studenthood in the ashrama scheme
Brahmadeya
land gifted to Brahmanas, generally by kings
Brahman
the imperishable, ultimate reality in the universe, according to the Upanishads
Brahmanas
Members of the premier varna in the Brahmanical varna order; prose explanations of the Vedic Samhitas
Brahmi
an ancient Indian script
Burin
a small stone tool, made on a blade, with a ‘screw-driver’ edge
Burnished ware
a pottery whose surface is polished with a hard instrument (made of stone, wood, metal, etc.) before firing, in order to produce a shine that remains after the firing process
Cairn stone circle
a type of megalithic burial, marked by a stone circle and a heap of large, piled-up stones
Cairn
a type of megalithic burial, marked by a heap of large, piledup stones
Carbon-14 (C-14)/radiocarbon dating
a scientific dating method used in archaeology, based on the principle of radioactive decay; used to date organic material
Carburization
heating iron in association with carbon to make steel
Celts
ground and polished handaxes; typical neolithic tools
Cenozoic
‘the age of the mammals’; comprised the Tertiary and Quaternary eras; began about 100 mya
Chaitya
a Buddhist shrine
Chalcolithic
a culture marked by the use of copper/bronze and stone
Chamber tomb
a megalithic grave consisting of a chamber, usually consisting of two or four vertical slabs of stone covered by a horizontal capstone
Charana
school of Vedic study
Charvaka
an atheistic materialist philosophical school, also known as Lokayata
Chiefdom stage
a transitional stage between a pre-state kinship society and a civil state society
Chopper
a large, unifacial tool
Chopping tool
a tool made on a core or pebble, flaked alternately on both sides to produce a wavy cutting edge
Cist
an underground megalithic chamber tomb made of vertical and horizontal stone slabs
Clan
comprises several unilineal descent groups who trace their descent from a common ancestor, either actual or mythical
Cleaver
a flattish tool made on a broad rectangular or triangular flake, one end of which has a broad and straight cutting edge
Cognitive archaeology
a branch of archaeology that deals with ways of thinking, beliefs, and religion
Pundra
Non-Aryan tribe
