Archaeological Excavations of Medieval Monuments
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is pondering on a proposal to open sites of excavation projects in the city to visitors. According to sources, dusting off and exhibiting excavated portions: in places like Purana Qila, Qutub Complex, Feroz Shah Kotla, Tughlaqabad and Lal Kot would not only create an educational experience but also ensure protection of these sites as well as raise interest in historical monuments.
Some of the most unique excavations undertaken by the ASI in the last few decades are at Purana Qila, Salimgarh Fort, Lal Kot, Tughlaqabad Fort, Adilabad Fort and Siri Fort wall. Excavations at Purana Qila have thrown up number of artefacts currently displayed at the site museum. Based on the above passage, answer the following questions.
1. What is the ASI proposing to do in relation to excavation projects? Why? 2. What is the importance of the findings at these sites?
3. Name some of the sites where ASI has been conducting excavations in the last decade.
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1.The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency attached to the Ministry of Culture that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who also became its first Director-General.
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3.ASI was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham who also became its first Director-General. The first systematic research into the subcontinent's history was conducted by the Asiatic Society, which was founded by the British Indologist William Jones on 15 January 1784. Based in Calcutta, the society promoted the study of ancient Sanskrit and Persian texts and published an annual journal titled Asiatic Researches. Notable among its early members was Charles Wilkins who published the first English translation of the Bhagavad Gita in 1785 with the patronage of the then Governor-General of Bengal, Warren Hastings. However, the most important of the society's achievements was the decipherment of the Brahmi script by James Prinsep in 1837. This successful decipherment inaugurated the asset.
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