Q37
The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A.
Sir John Marshall
B.
Daya Ram Sahni
C.
Sir Martimir Wheeler
D.
Rakhal Das Banerji
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Banerji (also known as Rakhal das Banerjee and Rakhaldas Bandyopadhyay) was working for the Archaeological Survey of India in 1920, surveying the lower part of the Indus River valley (now part of Pakistan), when he heard reports of a buried site surmounted by a stupa, a small hemispherical structure used by Buddhist monks for meditation.