Question
The famous Indus Valley site Mohenjodaro was first time excavated by the eminent Indian archaeologist:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option c: RD Banerji
The correct answer is RD Banerji
- Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.
Additional information:
- The last major excavation project at the site was carried out by the late Dr. G. F. Dales in 1964-65, after which excavations were banned due to the problems of conserving the exposed structures from weathering.
- Since 1964-65 only salvage excavation, surface surveys and conservation projects have been allowed at the site. Most of these salvage operations and conservation projects have been conducted by Pakistani archaeologists and conservators.
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