Tag: conservation and preservation of heritage

Fossils are impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in Earth’s crust. The oldest fossils in the fossil record date from 3.5 billion years ago. They are great sources for learning about how animals and plants lived and behaved millions of years ago.

A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of the remains is called an archaeologist. They examine the cultures, languages, archaeological remains, and physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world.

Petrographs are the inscriptions or carvings which are engraved on stones. Petrographic analysis helps to study the mineralogical or chemical composition of stones on the monuments. Petrographic is a form of rock arts.

Thus, the correct answer is C.

The first metallic coin was used in the BIhar and Easter Uttar Pradesh region by the Indo-Greeks.

Inscriptions are written records engraved on the stones, pillars or walls of caves. The earliest deciphered epigraphic inscriptions of significant length are the Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE, written in forms of Prakrit in the Brahmi script. The vast majority of Indian inscriptions are found in South India, written on plates of copper, the stone walls of temples, or stone monuments.

The iron pillar at Mehrauli, Delhi, is a remarkable example of the skill of Indian crafts persons. It is made of iron, 7.2 m high and weighs over 3 tonnes. It was made about 1500 years ago. It has a inscription which mentions the term "chandra". Therefore, there is a dispute ether it belongs to the Mauryan king Chandragupta or the Gupta king Chandragupta II.

Due to the absence of proper maintaining of records in the past, a single reliable source of information is not present. Therefore, to determine the reliability of the information, material sources, written sources and oral sources of history are collected and thoroughly examined.

Ashoka was born to Mauryan King Bindusara and his queen Devi Dharma in 304 B.C. Ashoka was the third ruler of the illustrious Maurya dynasty and was one of the most powerful kings of the Indian subcontinent in ancient times. His reign between 273 BC and 232 B.C. was one of the most prosperous periods in the history of India.

A famous Tamil epic, the Silappadikaram, was composed by a poet named Ilango, around 1800 years ago. It is the story of a merchant named Kovalan, who lived in Puhar and fell in love with a courtesan named Madhavi, neglecting his wife Kannagi