With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea,A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with:
✓ Correct answer: a) Archaeological excavations
ExplanationWith reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were all associated with archaeological excavations.Alexander Rea (1858-1924) was an archaeologist who worked mainly in South British India and is known for unearthing a sarcophagus from the hillocks of Pallavaram in Tamil Nadu.He arrived in India in 1882 and became assistant of Burgess in the Archaeological Survey of India (A.S.I.), Madras Division.He went on to become Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey of Southern India (1902).Albert Henry Longhurst (1876-1955) was an archaeologist and art historian who worked in India and Ceylon.He was in charge of the systematic digging of Nagarjunakonda (1927- 1931).Robert Sewell (1845-1925) was a civil servant in the Madras Presidency in colonial India.He undertook archaeological work at the Amaravati stupa.The site had previously been surveyed by Colin Mackenzie and Walter Elliot (1803-1887).James Burgess (1832-1916) was the founder of the Indian Antiquary in 1872 and an important archaeologist of British I
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