Archaeologist

Rakhal Das Banerji: The Bengali explorer who changed history

Rakhal Das conducted the first extensive excavation at Mohenjo-Daro from December 1922 to March 1923, uncovering three sites.
2 June 2026, 09:00 AM

Huge monument found under sands in Petra

Archaeologists using satellite imagery discover a huge, ceremonial monument at the Petra World Heritage site in southern Jordan.
10 June 2016, 12:07 PM

Archaeologist Zakaria dies

Abul Kalam Muhammed Zakaria, eminent scholar, archaeologist and also a former secretary of the cultural affairs ministry, passed away yesterday.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM