Conservation Manual

About the book:- This little concise aims to be a handbook for the use of Archaeological officers and others entrusted with the care of ancient monuments in the early 20th century. This handbook was designed solely to meet the requirements of Engineers and Builders engaged on new buildings, it necessarily contains much that is irrelevant and much also that is quite unsuitable for archaeological works. In compiling this book, the author has made it his object to present the materials in as simple and concise a form as possible and so to arrange and index them that the standing orders, instructions or specifications relative to any given point many readily be referred to. To this end this book has been divided into two parts. In the first part are set forth all essential government orders regarding the maintenance of monuments and the conduct of conservation work, the duties of officers and their assistants in respects of it, the principles and procedure to be followed by them, and such other explanations as have to him requisite. The second part contains detailed instructions and specifications in all questions likely to arise in connection with the conservation of ancient monuments in India. These are intended to serve as a guide, wherever conditions permit, but to be modified according to circumstances, if for local or other reasons modification is thought desirable. This book is a reprint of 1922 edition and published under the Government of India. About the author:- Sir John Hubert Marshall CIE FBA was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He oversaw the excavations of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, two of the main cities that comprise the Indus Valley Civilization. Marshall began the practice of allowing Indians to participate in excavations in their own country. In 1913, he began the excavations at Taxila, which lasted for twenty years. In 1918, he laid the foundation stone for the Taxila Museum, which today hosts many artifacts and one of Marshall's few portraits. He then moved on to other sites, including the Buddhist centres of Sanchi and Sarnath. His work provided evidence of age of Indian civilisation especially Indus Valley Civilization and Mauryan age (Ashoka's Age). Following the lead of his predecessor Alexander Cunningham, Marshall, in 1920, initiated at dig at Harappa with Daya Ram Sahni as director. In 1922, work began at Mohenjodaro. The results of these efforts, which revealed a seeming ancient culture with its own writing system, were published in the Illustrated London News on 20th September 1924. Scholars linked the artifacts with the ancient civilisation of Sumer in Mesopotamia. Subsequent excavation showed Harappa and Mohenjodaro to be sophisticated planned cities with plumbing and baths. The Title 'Conservation Manual written/authored/edited by Marshall John', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121232753 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 133 (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 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-