WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -He was the English director-general of the Indian Archaeological Survey (1902–31) who in the 1920s was responsible for the large-scale excavations that revealed Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, the two largest cities of the previously unknown Indus Valley Civilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -Two archaeologists, Dayaram Sahni and R.D. Banerjee led the excavations at Harappa and Mohenjo-daro respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north. Large-scale excavations were carried out at the site under the direction of John Marshall, K. N.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sir John Hubert Marshall (19 March 1876 Chester-17 August 1958 Guildford) was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He was responsible for the excavations that led to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, two of the key city-sites of the Indus Civilisation.