History
The Archaeological Survey of India was founded in 1861 under British colonial administration by Sir Alexander Cunningham with the help of the then Viceroy Charles John Canning. At that time, its domain included the entire British India including Afghanistan and Burma. In its early days, the Survey was engaged in major exploratory activities which resulted in the discovery of important archaeological sites like Sankisa, Sravasti, Bharhut, Kosambi. Cunningham was instrumental in such findings and paved the way for newer studies in Historical Archaeology of India. During the tenure of Cunningham (1867–68), A.C.L. Carlleyle of ASI discovered important rock paintings in the rock shelters of Suhagighat in the Rewa District, Madhya Pradesh. He recognized that some paintings were prehistoric and had no analog in Europe. When Mortimer Wheeler became Director-General in 1944, the head-office of the Survey was located at the Railway Board building in Simla.
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