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Archaeology of India. The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India, which is the alleged place of enlightenment of the Buddha. It remains one of India's most important archaeological sites. Archaeology in India is mainly done under the supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India .
The Archaeological Survey of India ( ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country.
B. B. Lal. Braj Basi Lal (2 May 1921 – 10 September 2022) was an Indian writer and archaeologist. [1] He was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1968 to 1972 and has served as Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. Lal also served on various UNESCO committees.
Robert Bruce Foote (22 September 1834 – 29 December 1912) was a British geologist and archaeologist who conducted geological surveys of prehistoric locations in India for the Geological Survey of India. For his contributions to Indian archaeology, he is called the father of Indian prehistory.
Ancient India was a bi-annual and later, annual bulletin published by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1946 to 1966. [1] It replaced the Annual Report that had previously been published by the Survey.
With the assistance of French scientists, the age of the objects found in the trenches was determined using cosmic ray exposure dating (26Al/10Be). [8] It was the first time in India, the archaeological site in India was dated. By performing a luminescence dating method called Post Infrared Stimulated Luminescence (pIR-IRSL) on about 7,200 artifacts found at Attirampakkam, researchers have ...
D. P. Agrawal ( Dharmapal Agrawal) is a historian of Indian science and technology, archaeologist, [1] and author. He has published works on Indian archaeology, metallurgy, the history of science, and palaeoclimate .
Center for Art and Archaeology is an archive and research center based in India for the study of South Asian art and archaeology. It is one of the two main Centers belonging to the American Institute of Indian Studies.