Sir Alexander Cunningham is recognised as the Father of Indian Archaeology. He studies India's ancient sites, deciphering Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts, and brought the lost Buddhist heritage of India ...

For too long, archaeology was considered a dead department that remained in the scholarly shadows, but that notion is now breaking. Not just in Madhya Pradesh but across the country, the ...

The US has returned 307 looted treasures to India as part of a 15-year investigation into international trafficking networks, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced Monday. More than three ...

In India, archaeologists have made a discovery that will help historians better understand the country’s ancient trade networks, confirming the presence of a large circular stone labyrinth, according ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK—According to a statement released by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, more than 1,400 artifacts were repatriated to India in a ceremony at the Consulate General of India in ...

The world's first city was built long before the Harappans, and its ruins still stand in a quiet desert far from the usual tourist map. Here is what makes it historic and how Indian travellers can ...

Dr Shubham Kewaliya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. The locational debate between temple and mosque is India is timeless.

ON October 28, at the Institute of Archæology, London, Prof. K. deB. Codrington, the newly appointed professor of Indian archæology, gave an inaugural lecture entitled "The Place of Archæology in ...

A Roman bust of a mythical maenad reveals Indian garnet eyes, offering new evidence of Indo-Roman trade networks and gemstone exchange.

Cunningham established the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in 1861. He excavated Sanchi Stupa in 1850 and Sarnath in 1837, revealing Buddhist sites. His work on coins & inscriptions provided a ...