Archaeology

INTRODUCTION

• Archaeology Dept established in 1914 – one of the oldest department.
• During 1960 renamed as Department of Archaeology & Museums.
• During 2017 with enactment of Telangana Heritage Act name changed has Department of Heritage Telangana.
• Research Oriented – Explorations, Excavations, artifacts, inscriptions, reconstruction of History, protection and conservation of Monuments.
• This Department is having 14 Museums and 346 Protected Monuments such as Pre-historic to Colonial Period- Burial Sites, Buddhist/Jain/Hindu/Islamic Sites, Forts and British Monuments etc.

Mission & Vision:

• The Aim of the Department is to fill up the Historical gaps and to display the Excavated Cultural wealth in Museums for benefit of Students, Scholars & General Public.
• To conduct Exploration, Excavations, Epigraphy Survey, Conservation/Preservation of the Monuments including Chemical Conservation and their management.
• To protect monuments for posterity.
• Establishment of New Museums and Up gradation of existing Museums.

• ​Name : Prof. Arjun Rao Kuthadi, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D
• Designation : Director.
• Address : Opposite to Golkonda Handicrafts, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad
• Contact No : 040-23234942
• Email ID : dir-hod-heritage@telangana.gov.in