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  2. Archaeology of India - Wikipedia

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    Origin of modern archaeology. One of the earliest non-Indian scholars to take an interest in the archaeology of the Indian subcontinent were Western European travelers in the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries. The earliest European written accounts of India's ancient monuments and Hindu temples were produced by sailors and travelers in the ...

  3. Archaeological Survey of India - Wikipedia

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    Website. asi .nic .in. 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. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham during the British Raj who also became its first Director-General.

  4. Bhimbetka rock shelters - Wikipedia

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    The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. [ 1][ 2] It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of the Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulian times. [ 3][ 4][ 5] It is located in the Raisen District in the ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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    India has the sixth-most sites worldwide. The first sites to be listed were the Ajanta Caves, Ellora Caves, Agra Fort, and Taj Mahal, all of which were inscribed in the 1983 session of the World Heritage Committee. The most recent site listed is the Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, in 2024. [ 3]

  6. Ancient Indian architecture - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Indian architecture ranges from the Indian Bronze Age to around 800 CE. By this endpoint Buddhism in India had greatly declined, and Hinduism was predominant, and religious and secular building styles had taken on forms, with great regional variation, which they largely retain even after some forceful changes brought about by the arrival of first Islam, and then Europeans.

  7. Archaeology of Ayodhya - Wikipedia

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    A Śvetāmbara Jain temple dedicated to Ajitanatha was built in 1881. Based on local folk narratives, Führer wrote that Ayodhya had three Hindu temples at the time of Muslim conquest: Janmasthanam (where Rama was born), Svargadvaram (where Rama was cremated) and Treta-ke-Thakur (where Rama performed a sacrifice).

  8. Attirampakkam - Wikipedia

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    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 made a chronology of Attirampakkam stone tool technology with a span of about 200,000 years. [9]

  9. Category:Archaeology of India - Wikipedia

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    A. Archaeological artifacts of India ‎ (1 C, 4 P) Archaeological cultures in India ‎ (2 C, 25 P) Archaeological monuments in India ‎ (4 C, 4 P) Archaeological museums in India ‎ (1 C, 46 P) Archaeological organisations based in India ‎ (4 P) Archaeological sites in India ‎ (8 C, 15 P) Archaeological Survey of India ‎ (4 C, 7 P)