2016 · Q54
Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AAmalananda Ghosh
- BRakhaldas Banerji
- CDaya Ram Sahni
- DSir John Marshall
Explanation
Amalananda Ghosh, in his work on the Sothi culture of Rajasthan in the 1940s-50s, was the first archaeologist to identify systematic similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan civilisation, suggesting cultural continuity. Rakhaldas Banerji excavated Mohenjodaro, Daya Ram Sahni excavated Harappa, and Sir John Marshall announced the discovery of the Indus civilisation, but the pre-Harappan linkage was Ghosh's contribution. The answer is option (A).