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Who began excavations at Harappa in 1921?

  • A.Daya Ram Sahni
  • B.S.R. Rao
  • C.M.R. Mughal
  • D.B.K. Thapar

Answer: A

Excavations at Harappa were begun in 1921 by Daya Ram Sahni.

Under the Archaeological Survey of India headed by John Marshall, Daya Ram Sahni started digging at Harappa in 1921, and R. D. Banerji began work at Mohenjo-daro the next year. These excavations revealed the Indus Valley Civilisation.

S. R. Rao later excavated Lothal, B. K. Thapar worked at Kalibangan with B. B. Lal, and M. R. Mughal is a Pakistani archaeologist known for his survey of the Cholistan desert.

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