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The archaeological site of Keeladi has unearthed remnants of an urban settlement, fuelling competing historical claims.
The number of potters in India is declining. We must recognise their contribution to society and protect them, if only from an archaeologist’s point of view.
Through DNA analysis and digital modeling, scientists reconstruct ancient South Indian faces and uncover diverse ancestral roots.
Here, ASI archaeology is shaped by an obstinate bureaucratic system where science, state, and religion coalesce together to create the past for India, which is poorly fashioned and weakly articulated.
Researchers in India’s Tamil Nadu have begun extracting DNA from 2,500-year-old human remains and unveiled digital facial reconstructions of two skulls from Kondagai to show how some of the first ...
The chair of Indian archaeology in the University of London is held jointly at the Institute of Archæology and the School of Oriental Studies.
Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India assumed control of Hampi village within the site, evicting the local community.
While Sir Leonard paid due tribute to the work of Lord Curzon in setting up the Archæological Survey of India, and the work which has since been carried out in the triple function of conservation ...
PANAJI, INDIA—Researchers from India’s National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) have uncovered an ancient wall along the Zuari River that could be the remains of a port on the country’s ...
Archaeology seems to have become a buzzword nowadays. Almost every day, one hears of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) being ordered by various courts to survey mosques. How has this come ...