ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 1917-18

About the book:-The author played a key role in modernising the approach to archaeology on that continent, introducing a programme of cataloguing and conservation of ancient monuments and artefacts. This annual report provided evidence of age of Indian civilisation especially Indus Valley Civilization and Mauryan age (Ashoka's Age). He worked and wrote extensively in the areas of archaeology, Indian religion, Indian history, as well as languages and linguistics. In India, he worked for the British Archaeological Survey. As Superintendent, Frontier Circle, he excavated Buddhist sites at Sahri-Bahlol in 1906 and in Takht-i-Bahi in 1907. He was the discoverer of the Kanishka reliquary at Shaji-ki-Dheri. Later from 1910, as Superintendent, Eastern Circle, he excavated archaeological sites in Basrah (Vaisali), Patna (where he excavated the archaeological site of Kumhrar and small portions of Bulandi Bagh), and Nalanda. These reports are proved to be handy for the researchers and students. About the author:-David Brainerd Spooner (1879 - 1925) was an American archaeologist and linguist. He was born at Vernon, Vermont. Spooner graduated from Stanford University in 1899. He attended the British Government College at Benares (1901–02) and the Sanskrit College in Benares, (1902–03). Finally, through a Harvard fellowship, he received a Ph.D. from Frederick William University in Berlin, 1906. He worked and wrote extensively in the areas of archaeology, Indian religion, Indian history, as well as languages and linguistics. In India, he worked for the British Archaeological Survey. He assisted the Archaeological Survey of India Director General, John Marshall. In 1919 he was nominated Deputy Director General. For his works and services, he received an O.B.E. The Title 'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA 1917-18 written/authored/edited by D. B. SPOONER', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9788121225038 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 97 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in ENGLISH. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 17.78 x 24.13 cms Vol:-