Who is the author of the book titled, “The Story of Indian Archaeology”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → S.N. Roy
In 1924 John Marshall, Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India, announced the discovery of a new civilisation in the Indus valley. Seals like those found at Harappa and Mohenjodaro had also turned up in Mesopotamia, which showed how old the culture was. S.N. Roy summed this up in The Story of Indian Archaeology: “Marshall left India three thousand years older than he had found her.”
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2025-26): “10.2 A new old civilisation … Based on these finds, in 1924, John Marshall, Director-General of the ASI, announced the discovery of a new civilisation in the Indus valley to the world. As S.N. Roy noted in The Story of Indian Archaeology, ‘Marshall left India three thousand years older than he had found her.’ This was because similar, till-then-unidentified seals were found at excavations at Mesopotamian sites.…” |