"Ancient Delhi" by Upinder Singh is a book about archeological findings and history of Delhi. It focuses on the various excavation sites around Delhi such as Purana Qila etc and the pots and structures found in them.
The book writes a great amount about the Ashokan pillars, the dynasties that ruled Delhi and the various protected and badly protected monuments.
The authors introduces the Anglo-Indian archeologists and discoverers and their work (and the commentary and criticism of their work). The historical findings are also compared with the folk memory and the story of Mahabharat (which says there is little proof to confirm the story, although the names of local rulers and groups match with the names from the Mahabharat).
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