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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.
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 16th, 17th and early 18th ...
Respected Indian archaeologist, former Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India Amalananda Ghosh (3 March 1910 – 1981) was an Indian archaeologist, author and editor of numerous works on India's ancient civilizations, and the organizer and director of archaeological expeditions during the mid-1900s.
An old ticket for the heritage monuments of India, issued by the Archaeological Survey of India. The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Ministry of Culture. Under the provisions of the AMASR Act of 1958, the ASI administers more than 3650 ancient monuments, archaeological sites and remains of national importance. These ...
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.
Vibha Tripathi (born 5 February 1948) [1] is an Indian archaeologist. She graduated from the University of Allahabad and in 1973 obtained her PhD from the Banaras Hindu University for her thesis titled "The Painted Grey Ware - A Protohistoric Culture". [1]
Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia (10 December 1908 – 28 January 1989) was an Indian Sanskrit scholar and archaeologist specialising in proto- and ancient Indian history. He is considered to have pioneered archaeological excavation techniques in India, with several significant discoveries from the prehistoric period to his credit.
Rao Bahadur Kashinath Narayan Dikshit (1889-1946) was Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1937 to 1944, a critical period leading up to World War II and India's. [1] He played a significant role in excavations at Taxila , Mohenjodaro , Harappa , and other sites across India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.