Archibald Campbell Carlyle (1831–1897) was an English archaeologist active in India.
The
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexand ...
was revived as a distinct department of the government and Sir
Alexander Cunningham was appointed as Director General, taking office in February 1871. Cunningham was given two assistants: J. D. Beglar and Carlleyle. They were later joined by H. B. W. Garrik. Carlleyle handled the Agra region for the Report of 1871–72, while Beglar was responsible for Delhi.
In 1867–68, Carlleyle discovered paintings on the walls and ceilings of rock shelters in Sohagighat, in the
Mirzapur district. He was the first to claim a
Stone Age antiquity for these. He also made many other important contributions to archaeology in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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He is credited with finding of 20 copper and 4 silver punch-marked coins at
Bahraich
Bahraich is a city and a municipal board in Bahraich district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Located on the Saryu River, a tributary of the Ghaghara river, Bahraich is north-east of Lucknow, the state capital. The districts of Bar ...
, near the ancient city of Benaras (modern
Varanasi
Varanasi (; ; also Banaras or Benares (; ), and Kashi.) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.
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[Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909) Published by Oxford University. V. 2, P. 152]
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1831 births
English archaeologists
19th-century Indian archaeologists
1897 deaths