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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 ...
The name "Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology" is a rechristening of the name a then existing institute known as "Institute of Archaeology" functioning under Archaeological Survey of India. This Institute of Archaeology was established in the year 1985 by upgrading the School of Archaeology which was established in 1959 for ...
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.
Archaeologists prize local knowledge and often liaise with local historical and archaeological societies, which is one reason why Community archaeology projects are starting to become more common. Often archaeologists are assisted by the public in the locating of archaeological sites, which professional archaeologists have neither the funding ...
Swaraj Prakash Gupta (S. P. Gupta, 1931–2007) was a prominent Indian archaeologist, art historian authority, Chairman of Indian Archaeological Society, founder of the Indian History and Culture Society, and Director of the Allahabad Museum.
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.
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.