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Scholarly investigation into Indian archaeology was largely influenced by Alexander Cunningham, who became the first director of the Archaeological Survey of India, which was established in 1861. Cunningham along with various assistants visited many sites and monuments of archaeological importance in India.
The Indian Archaeological Society (IAS) was registered in 1968 at Varanasi as a non-governmental, non-profit making professional organization of archaeologists, founded by A. K. Narain and other Archaeologists and Indologists. As of 2007, the society has some 400 members and is registered in New Delhi as an educational and charitable Institution.
It was replaced by Indian Archaeology: A Review. Ancient India The first volume of Ancient India was published in 1946 and edited by Sir Mortimer Wheeler as a bi-annual and converted to an annual in 1949. The twenty-second and last volume was published in 1966. Indian Archaeology: A Review Indian Archaeology: A Review is the primary bulletin of ...
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology is an institute functioning under the Archaeological Survey of India which is under the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India. The institute is located adjacent to Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology in Knowledge Park II area of Greater Noida , Uttar Pradesh , India.
Archibald Campbell Carlyle (1831–1897) [1] was an English archaeologist active in India. The Archaeological Survey of India was revived as a distinct department of the government and Sir Alexander Cunningham was appointed as Director General, taking office in February 1871. Cunningham was given two assistants: J. D. Beglar and Carlleyle.
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After the discovery, he and William King went on to discover more such tools and settlements in Southern and Western India. In 1884, he discovered the 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) long Belum Caves, the second largest cave in the Indian subcontinent. [7] In 1887, he became a Director of the GSI, and retiring in 1891, he joined the state of Baroda.
He has worked with the Archaeological Survey of India, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and Physical Research Laboratory, all of which are All-India institutions.His researches were mainly done in the fields of palaeoenvironment, prehistoric archaeology, radiocarbon & TL dating, archaeometallurgy, India's contributions to the world of science and technology.