Significance for the use of graphic analogues to the i terpretation of the archaeological situations is well established for quite some time now. But this important line of inquiry has remained more or less unattempted in the studies of ancient Indian history. The present book- An Enthno-Archaeology View of Indian Terracottas (A Comparative study of the present and past terracotta traditions of Gangetic plains), successfully demonstrates the reliability of such a persuit for the interpretation of various aspects of ancient art & craft traditions. In order to have satisfactory grounds for discussions, extensive surveys of the - pottery and terracotta producing centres of eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were under taken by the authors of the present book. The ethnographic informations thus, acquired have been incorporated in this book along with a consolidated account of the significant archaeological finds from the Gangetic plains, the area. which has the privilege to preserve the remains of occupational history of three thousand years. Comparison of the enthnological deductions with the archaeological parallels reveals some significant explanations and clues for the reconstruction of the historical craftsmanship of clay modelling, which have been presented for the first time. Besides laying the convention for the interpretative archaeology, the book also extends the scope of the studies of ancient crafts  much beyond mere identification of themes and some general observations on technique.