The Discovery of Ancient India
Early Archaeologists and the Beginnings of Archaeology
Description:... "This book breaks colonial archaeology down into its specific constituents and examines the ideas, impulses, tensions, and individual contributions that comprised early studies of India's ancient past. It focuses ... on the ideas and work of Alexander Cunningham, who became the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1871. It also examines the contributions of Cunningham's assistants, Beglar and Carlleyle. It then looks at a number of related issues: the different definitions of archaeological research; the conflict between field archaeologists and architectural scholars; the debate over whether antiquities should be left in situ or removed to museums; the different approaches and initiatives towards the conservation of historical monuments"--Book Jacket.
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