About Department

The Department of Archaeology and Ancient History has a history of six decades. Founded in 1950 as a part of the Department of History, the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History obtained an independent status in 1953. The aim of the department is to make the study of Archaeology inter-disciplinary. The department while focusing for its research in western India has achieved not only a regional but also an international stature. The department has a distinction of being one of the few in the country to offer Archaeology as a subject at the Under Graduate level.

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