Archive · 20 Jul 2026
ASI Excavations Reveal Historical Artifacts Across India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been digging up old sites all over India for the past five years.
They've done 121 projects and are currently working on 16 places like Rakhigarhi and Dwarka.
They've found lots of old stuff like pots, coins, and tools.
The government told the Parliament about this and said they spend money to find and study these things.
The most expensive dig is happening in Rakhigarhi, where they've spent over Rs 2 crore.
They send the things they find to special places to check and learn more about them.
ASI conducted 121 archaeological projects across India between 2021 and 2025.
Currently, 16 excavations are ongoing, including sites like Rakhigarhi and Dwarka.
Artifacts such as pottery, coins, beads, and agricultural tools have been unearthed.
Rakhigarhi is the most expensive active excavation, with Rs 2.16 crore spent so far.
Discovered items are sent to institutions like the Anthropological Survey of India for testing.
- Who
- Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
- What
- Conducted 121 archaeological projects and currently excavating 16 sites
- When
- Between 2021 and 2025
- Where
- Across India, including Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra
- Why
- To discover and validate historical findings
- Total Projects
- 121
- Years Covered
- 2021-2025
- Current Excavations
- 16
- Most Expensive Excavation
- Rakhigarhi
- Total Expenditure
- Rs 6.8 crore
- Key Sites
- Purana Qila, Benwa, Bahaj, Rakhigarhi
- Testing Institutions
- Anthropological Survey of India, Birbal Sahni Institute of Paleosciences