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For some portions a carbon-date was proposed of AD 224–383 while for other portions a carbon-date as late as AD 885–993 in a 2017 study. The open manner and timing of the publication of these test dates was criticised by a group of Indian mathematical historians (Plofker et al. 2017 [ 1 ] and Houben 2018 §3 [ 2 ] ).
The following is a list of the world's oldest surviving physical documents. Each entry is the most ancient of each language or civilization. For example, the Narmer Palette may be the most ancient from Egypt, but there are many other surviving written documents from Egypt later than the Narmer Palette but still more ancient than the Missal of Silos.
The Indian subcontinent. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India: . Ancient India is the Indian subcontinent from prehistoric times to the start of Medieval India, which is typically dated (when the term is still used) to the end of the Gupta Empire around 500 CE. [1]
Candidates were allowed to view their answer sheets and point out errors in the grading of answers for a fee of Rs. 100 per question. [18] [19] For the 2017 exam, 3,026,598 candidates filled in the online application, [20] of which 1,543,418 candidates took the exam. 226,229 candidates passed Tier 1, [21] and 47,003 candidates passed Tier 2. [22]
The Smiling Buddha is the first nuclear device in underground test. 1975: 15 May: Sikkim becomes part of Indian Union after a referendum in the Sikkim Assembly. 25 June: Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1,000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth ...
Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 500, ending with the expansion of Islam in late antiquity. [1] The three-age system periodises ancient history into the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age, with recorded history generally considered to begin with the Bronze Age. The start and end of ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient history: Ancient history – study of recorded human history from the beginning of writing at about 3000 BC until the Early Middle Ages. The times before writing belong either to protohistory or to prehistory.
The following is a list of ancient Indian writers, originating from the Indian subcontinent. Many writers contributed to the large body of early Indian literature (here roughly taken to predate the 13th century Delhi Sultanate ), consisting of poetry, drama, and writings on religion, philosophy, linguistics, mathematics and many other topics.