- The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was started in 1861 with Alexander Cunningham as Survey.
- Its headquarters is located in New Delhi.
- The Tamilnadu Archaeological Survey was established in 1961
- 1922 – A 70-foot-high mound is excavated in the larkana district of Sindhi Province (Pakistan)
- This symbol is called Mohenjo Daro
- In 1924 the Director General of ASI, Sir John Marshall, later in the 1940s, and Sir Mortimer Wheeler excavated the Harappa sites.
- Sir Mortimer Wheeler is the author of the book Indus Civilization
- He concludes that Harappa Civilization is a ‘City Civilization’
| S.No. | Place /City | Archaeologists involved in excavation |
| 1. | Mohenjo-Daro | R.D.Banerjee |
| 2. | Harappa | Sir John Marshall, Dhayaram Sahni |
| 3. | Lothal | Dr.S.R.Rao |
| 4. | Kalibangan | Dr.B.B.Lal, P.K. Dabar |
| 5. | Rangpur | M.S. Vats, S.R. Rao |
| 6. | Surkotada | J.P. Joshi |
| 7. | Dholavira | J.P. Joshi |
| 8. | Rupar | Y.D. Sharma |