Identify the Director General of Archaeological Survey of India, "He took over as Director General of ASI in 1944. He was an ex-army brigadier who introduced military precision in archaeology. He gave importance to the stratigraphy of mound in the process of excavation".
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → R.E.M. Wheeler
R.E.M. Wheeler took over as Director-General of the ASI in 1944; he followed the stratigraphy of the mound and, as an ex-army brigadier, brought military precision to archaeology.
NCERT (2026-27): “10.3 New techniques and questions … It was R.E.M. Wheeler, after he took over as DirectorGeneral of the ASI in 1944, who rectified this problem. Wheeler recognised that it was necessary to follow the stratigraphy of the mound rather than dig mechanically along uniform horizontal lines. Moreover, as an ex-army brigadier, he brought with him a military precision to the practice of archaeology.…” |