Annual report - Ministry Of Culture

Ghats: an ethno-ecological perspective” on
August 25, 2010
• Prof. John Carswell, (School of Oriental and
African Studies, The University of London)
“Understanding Indian-Chinese relation’s
through Chinese porcelain” on October 7,
2010.
• Prof. Gauriswar Bhattacharya,(Renowned Art
Historian and Epigraphist) “Lost Treasure of
Nalanda” on December 2, 2010
• “The Early Vasudeva-Vishnu Images from
West Bengal” on December 6, 2010 by
Dr. Monica Smith (Dept. of Anthropology,
University of California) delivered on Research
Methods at Sisupalgarh
Refresher Courses and Workshops:
During the Session 20010-11 following programmes
were organized:
• Refresher course cum training workshop on
Sanskrit and Dravidian Epigraphy and
Numismatics: May, 2010 (15 Days) at Mysore
• Refresher course cum training workshop on
Arabic and Persian Epigraphy and Numismatics:
October, 2010 (1 week) at Nagpur
Publication
The ASI brings out technical reports primarily prepared
by the officers of the Survey, who have done field
work or research in any field of archaeology, such as
exploration, excavation, architectural survey,
conservation, epigraphy, numismatics, art and related
aspect which comes under the ambit of its activities.
During the period the following publications have been
brought out or processed for printing.
(i) Indian Archaeology-A Review: Issue for the
year 2003-04 has been published and issues for
the year 2004-05 and 2005-06 are in press.
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(ii) Memoirs: Under this series, Excavation at
Antichak has been published and Excavation at
Kalibangan - The Harappans (1960-1961) - Part
I; and Udayagiri are in press.
(iii) Guide Books under the World Heritage
Series: Taj Mahal is in final stage of publication.
(iv) Guide Book (Deluxe edition): Sarnath has
been Published in Hindi.
(v) Special publication: Geoscientific Studies for
the Conservation of Ajanta Caves has been
published.
(vi) Coffee Table publications: Monuments of
Delhi in English was published and Hindi version
of the book is in press.
(vii) The Circle and Branch offices of the ASI have
brought out brochures/folders on recent
archaeological discoveries, explorations,
excavations, conservation and centrally protected,
ticketed monuments for free distribution.
Science Branch
The Science Branch of ASI, which came into being
in 1917, is mainly responsible for the scientific
conservation and treatment of centrally protected
monuments, archaeological sites, excavated objects
and museum collections in the country. The
conservation and scientific activities carried out by
the laboratories and field offices of the Science
Branch during the period under report are
summarized below:
1. Conservation Field Activities:
A. Conservation treatment [cleaning,
consolidation and and preservation]
of Monuments. Names of the A.S.I.
protected monuments state-wise which
received conservation treatments during
period under report are listed below: