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Archaeology in India has the major function of exploring, excavating, conserving, protecting the monuments and sites. Here we have presented the information on Indian archaeologist, monuments, archaeological sites, and archaeological museums.

 

Museums in India

The museums are mostly historical museums which house the monuments belonging to different periods, ranging from the prehistoric period to the colonial period and are located in different geographical settings. Here are the lists of museums that are present all over India.

Sri Rangapatna Museum

The museum has a collection of more than 500 artefacts, including coins, jewellery, weapons and ...

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Tibetan Work And Archives Museum

The museum is divided into several sections, each dedicated to a different aspect of Tibetan ...

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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

The Museum of Natural History is home to some of the most famous and iconic ...

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Heritage sites in India

India has an extraordinarily rich, vast and diverse cultural heritage in the form of built heritage, archaeological sites and remains since prehistoric times. Here we provide a short and snappy list of famous heritage sites in India.



Pioneering archaeologists in India

The Archaeologists in India have contributed a lot to the Indus valley civilization and in the underwater Archaeology of the shore temples. Here we provide a short and snappy list of famous Archaeologist in India.

Rakhaldas D. Bandyopadhyay

Discovery of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa civilizations won the Jubilee Research Prize ...
Swaraj Prakash Gupta

Dr. S.P. Gupta was born in 1931, and at the ...
Braj Basi Lal

He was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of ...
SACHIN TIWARY

1. Route of Buddha from the place of Enlightenment to ...
Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford

During his period he did a great deal to develop ...
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Monuments in India

Monuments in India mainly include temples, mosques, tombs, churches, cemeteries, forts, palaces, step-wells, rock-cut caves, and secular architecture as well as ancient mounds and sites which represent the remains of ancient habitation. Here you could browse through the famous monuments found in India.

Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, one of the most iconic monuments in the world, is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture and a ...



Lucknow

Lucknow, the capital city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is steeped in history and rich in cultural heritage. ...



Rashtrapati Bhawan

Rashtrapati Bhavan, located in New Delhi, India, is the official residence of the President of India. Spread across a vast ...



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Archaeological Organizations in India

Archaeological organizations of India are professional bodies operating either for commercial or non- commercial purpose providing information about each and every minute aspect in the field of archaeology. This page acts as illustrative resource that provides a list of the archaeology organizations existing throughout the world. You can also have access to the contact details, history and other details about the professional archaeological organizations.