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  • Excavation

  • Exploration

  • Numismatics

  • Conservation

  • Heritage

  • Epigraphy

  • Publications

  • Museums

  • Seminar

  • Exhibition

  • Workshop

 

EXCAVATION:

 

  • Excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is a site being studied. Such a site excavation concerns itself with a specific archaeological site or a connected series of sites, and may be conducted over as little as several weeks to over a number of years.

 

EXPLORATION:

 

  • Explorationis the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise is arguably seen during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest of the world, largely in a pursuit of material wealth. Since then, major explorations after the Age of Discovery have occurred for reasons more aimed at information discovery.

  • In scientific research, exploration is one of three purposes of empirical research (the other two being description and explanation). The term is also commonly used metaphorically.

 

NUMISMATICS:

 

  • Numismatics is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects. While numismatists are often characterized as students or collectors of coins, the discipline also includes the broader study of moneyand other payment media used to resolve debts and the exchange of goods. Early money used by people is referred to as "Odd and curious", but the use of other goods in barter exchange is excluded, even where used as a circulating currency (e.g., cigarettes in prison). The Kyrgyz people used horses as the principal currency unit and gave small change in lambskins;[1] the lambskins may be suitable for numismatic study, but the horse is not. Many objects have been used for centuries, such as cowry shells, precious metals, and gems.

 

CONSERVATION:

 

  • Old buildings of historical and architectural importance must be preserved in good condition, so that a strong sentiment or feeling of belonging for our history, and culture, is cherished as it is treasure of history, left by our rulers and builders should be preserved and conserved for future generations.

  • Conservation/reuse/recycling often also helps to save money and resources, as it are cheaper to repair and reuse something than to demolish it and build totally new one. It helps us to save expensive resources in preserving the identity of the place, without altering its original features.

 

Conservation principles:

 

  • The conservation of monuments, archaeological sites and remains constitutes all necessary actions or interventions within and around a monument which are undertaken, as and when deemed necessary, in order to: (a) prolong its life and existence; (b) prevent its damage and deterioration; (c) minimize the impact of external agents of decay (natural and human induced) on its setting, structure and material; and (d) prepare it for natural or human induced disasters.

     

Government-Private-Public Partnership:

 

  • This is a very unique initiative. Interested private organizations can engage with the active participation of local people in the Preservation of Monuments.

  •  Starting from 2002-03, this Department with the collaboration of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Charity Trust to conserve the monuments. The Plan of this Project has come to fruition. The total expenditure cost is 40:40:20. (Government: Private: Public.

 

EPIGRAPHY:

 

  • Epigraphy(from the  Greek:  ἐπιγραφή  epi-graphē, literally" on writing", "inscription"[1]) is the study  of inscriptions or epigraphs as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers. Specifically excluded from epigraphy are the historical significance of an epigraph as a document and the artistic value of a literary

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

  • The Archaeological Department is basically an academic department and has been publishing books from the early days. The founder of the Department Louis Rice first published the volumes of Epigraphia Karnataka from 1885 up to 9 volumes. Although M.H.Krishna's Department Director M.H.Krishna published Archaeological Reports, these publications are still radical shapes for Karnataka's history. The department has published more than 140 publications on History, Archeology, Research and Excavation.

  • These publications were sold in reasonable discount 15% to 50% .

 

MUSEUMS:

 

  • A building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.

  • “A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.

 

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS:

 

  • Karnataka Antiquities or Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961 Article 2 (1) “Ancient Monument” means any structure or monument or burial place or mound that is historical, archaeological or artistic existed not less than one hundred years or any cave, inscription etc.,

 

Total State Protected Monuments  & Central Protected Monuments (A.S.I)

 

Sl.No.

Division

State

Protected

Central Protected (A.S.I)

Total

1.

Bangalore

105

63

168

2.

Mysore

125

71

196

3.

Belgavi

365

311

676

4.

Kalburgi

249

163

412

                       Total

844

608

1452

 

 

Many ancient monuments are unprotected monuments.

 

 

CONSERVATION PRINCIPLE:

 

  • We are human beings and have a different kind of inheritance. Not the right to consume but the right to destroy. Our primary duty is to preserve and grow the most precious treasure, in whatever form and context we receive it, and leave it safely to the next generation.

 

ROLE OF CITIZENS:

 

Article 51A (f) of the Constitution of India clarifies that the basic duties of respecting and preserving our mixed cultural heritage belong to each and every citizen and will help in the following ways:

 

  • Identifying elite and duty-bound individuals who enlist and record the buildings and adjacent areas that are eligible to join.

  • Engage such people in the process of creating a sustainable plan and raising awareness on preserving the heritage of the building.

  • Traditional piece experiments and walks can be planned at some major heritage sites using the knowledge of such individuals. This is to encourage them to devote their services to such activities. School teachers train their students to be more realistic in their role in the classroom by taking them outside for such activities.

 

Heritage

 

  • The Cultural Heritage Of Karnataka Is Very Rich. All The Kings Of Karnataka Have Built Many Fortresses, Palaces, Shrines, Pools, For The Sake Of Their Victory, For The Memory Of Loved Ones And For Religious Purposes. Literature, Music, Theater, Sculpture And Fine Arts Have Contributed To The Heyday Of Promoting Literary Artists. Similarly, The Festival Of Festivals, Fairs, Festivals, And The Emphasis On Crafts, Crafts And Crafts Have Created A Rich And Rich Heritage Of Karnataka's Mythological, Abstract And Natural Heritage.

 

UNESCO defines cultural heritage into various categories:

 

  • Tangible Heritage which includes buildings and physical elements of architectural and historical significance Movable, painting, sculptures, manuscripts, Immovable – Traditional buildings, historic urban centers.

  • Intangible Heritage comprising movable artifacts, handicrafts, folklore, myths, legends, spirituality, traditional knowledge, rites and rituals, festive events, visual and performing arts, music, literature, language, dialects, traditional medicine, culinary traditions etc. which are intimately linked to the built heritage.

  • Natural Heritage natural sites with cultural aspects such as cultural landscapes and physical, biological or geological formations.

 

SEMINAR:

 

  • Awareness of archaeology and history is not standing water. Many new discoveries are constantly undermining the decisions of old theories. So Karnataka is undergoing immense historical research. Many debates about the origins of the dynasties, the debates on the authority of the kings, the duties they performed, the practice of confusing their contributions, and collecting real, factual and historical documents in the form of a discussion of these new developments and these puzzling confusion. .The Department is organizing seminars and publications to promote and document the history of those who do not foresee in the shadow of the great states to rebuild the local history, to promote the public's discovery of the dilemmas, confusions and innovations found in the history, culture and heritage of Karnataka.

 

Exhibition:

 

  • In the general sense, material display is the organized presentation of the headlines or material of the study material, which is thematically designed for content presentation. Many cultural traces are in the process of being displaced or destroyed by the process of urbanization as there are thousands of monuments of archaeological, historical and cultural significance throughout Karnataka. The need to save, preserve, and pass on to the next generation is today's anonymity. Our floor language, culture, history, human development, royal dynasties, their contributions, inscriptions, coins, ruins of ruined monuments are stored in museums, the most important of which are displayed. Sometimes exhibiting such collections thematically, it is the exhibition of photographs or special arrangements where the original material is put on display for special occasions to introduce them to the classics.

 

Workshop:

 

  • Archeology and history research and study has grown into a number of disciplines. Thus, Archeology has evolved as a science that looks forward to the Development, Maturity and re-reading of skills in day-to-day research. This means conducting workshops for the departmental officials, ie, the various phases of archeology, in order to disseminate the skills, expertise, and classical studies required by researchers and the general public.

Last Updated: 08-03-2021 03:27 PM Updated By: Approver


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