The archaeology of Ganga plain has come a long way with extensive explorations
and excavations going on regularly over the decades in the region. New models of
understanding cultures with processual, and post-processual archaeology have
placed greater challenges before investigators. In light of these new conceptual
frameworks, the excavations need to be re-planned and research their
interpretation assume greater significance today than ever before. The
contributions of scholars who have worked in the field on various aspects of the
culture of the Ganga plain.