[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989) › v1.c9.s7.32 # An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s7.32 An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s7.32 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c9.s7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s7.32) Numerous have been the theories on the authorship of the Hoards; they have been variously ascribed to Harappa refugees, Aryans and itinerant craftsmen. The question has been thoroughly examined by Lal (\*AI\*, 7, 1951, pp. 20-39), who comes to the conclusion that the Hoards were produced by the Mundas, Santhals and other tribes of the Proto-Australoid group of the Indian population. - [Previous: v1.c9.s7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s7.31) - [Next: v1.c9.s7.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s7.33) - [Up: v1.c9.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.ghosh-1989.v1.c9.s7.32) · Pramāṇa