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Archaeology

The Secrets of Archaeological Site Surveys

Do you have a dream of becoming an archaeologist? Want to be the person excavating your favorite ancient site, sifting through dirt and debris to uncover the secrets of our past? While this may sound like a lot of fun, it’s not quite as simple as it sounds. You’ll need to become very familiar with archaeological site surveys if you want to […]

Amaravati: An Architectural View

Introduction Amaravati is a great center of Buddhist architecture in Southern India from 200 B.C.E. to 4th century C.E. Buddhism was communicated to the people of the South by Ashoka’s zeal but it remained confined to the lower reaches of Krishna and Godavari rivers. Here we have both rock-cut and structural Buddhist sanctuaries. A few Buddhist sanctuaries in the South are a […]

The meaning of Emblem of the Indian Republic the Ashokan Pillar Capital of Sarnath

In the historical journey of India, Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan dynasty is the most shining icon to be credited with creating Indian History. The evergreen creeper of world-peace in the form of Buddhism, the fragrance of flowers of that still permeates the cultures of Japan, Myanmar, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, etc., prospered on the sturdy stem of his triumph of religio-cultural […]