Excavations

After successfully completion of Vikramsila Excavation Project since then this office conducted exploration and re-investigation of archaeological sites. There are too many archaeological sites in various parts of India which have been explored or re-investigated by expert team of technical officials. It has brought to high many hidden glorious past in course of exploratory survey starting from Paleolithic level to Late medieval periods. This branch also conducted some problem oriented explorations. In this connection mention may be made of Kabrakala situated on the confluence of river Son and Koel in Palamau district of Jharkhand, Polished and grounded stone tools, worked bone pieces, various shades of N.B.P., ring wells and medieval bronze vessels and vases have been reported from this village.

Exploratory survey has been also carried out in Brahamputra valley of Assam. Several rokcut shivalinga, Vishnupadas, sculptures and caves have been discovered on the hilly track on the river Jinari, a tributary of river Brahamputra.

Exploration has also conducted in the district of Gorakhapur and Maharajganj of U.P. exploring the site like Rajdhani tila, and Kanhaiya Baba-ka-Sthan etc.

Exploration and Re-Investigations of Archaeological Sites by Excavation Branch – III Patna

Sl.No.	site	District	State	Season	Director of Excavations	Published Reference
1.	Antichak	Bhagalpur	Bihar	1971-78 1979-80 1981-82	B.S. Verma	Indian Archaeological –A Review
2	Sravasti	Sravasti	Uttar Pradesh	1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1991-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003	Dr. B.S. Raman Dr. B.S. Raman Dr. D. Bhengra Shri L.C. Singh Shri G.T. Shindey Shri G.T. Shindey Dr. G.C.Chauley Dr. B. Nath Dr. B.Nath	Do
3	Koluhua	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	1989-1993 2010-2011	Shri L.C. Singh Dr. Arvin Manjul	Do
4	Dak-bunglow	Patna	Bihar	1991-1992	Shri L.C. Singh	Do
5	Icha-Garh	West Singhbhum	Jharkhand	1991-1992	Shri L.C. Singh	Do
6	Banarsihan Kalan	Maharajganj	Uttar Pradesh	1991-1992	Shri L.C. Singh	Do
7	Rajgir	Nalanda	Bihar	1999-2000	Muhammed K.K.	Do
8	Surya-Pahar	Goalpara	Assam	1999-2000	Dr. G.C.Chauley	Do
9	Chandimau	Nalanda	Bihar	2000-2001	Dr. G.C.Chauley	Do
10	Baror	Shri Ganganganagar	Rajasthan	2003-2004 2004-2006	Dr. Urmila Sant Shri T.J. Baidya	Do Purattava No. 37,
11	Juaffardih	Nalanda	Bihar	2006-2007	Shri S.C. Saran	Purattava No. 38, p.p. 59-73
12	Bangarh	South-Dinapur	West Bengal	2006-2007	Shri S.C. Saran
13	Begampur &Daman- Khanda	Nalanda	Bihar	2007-2008	Dr. P. K. Mishra
14	Ghorakatora	Nalanda	Bihar	2007-2008 2008-2009	Dr. P.K. Mishra Shri N.G. Nikoshey
15	Lathiya	Ghazipur	Uttar Pradesh	2009-2010	Dr. B.R. Mani
16	Sakradih	Ghazipur	Uttar Pradesh	2009-2010	Dr. B.R. Mani Dr.S.K.Manjul (Co-Director)
17.	Maner	Patna	Bihar	2012-2013	Dr. Arvin Manjul
18.	Lauriya-Areraj	East Champaran	Bihar	2013-14	Shri K.C.Srivastava
19.	Papaur	Siwan	Bihar	2014-2015	Shri K.C.Srivastava
20.	Rukministhan	Nalanda	Bihar	2014-2015 2015-2016	Shri K.C.Srivastava
21.	Uren	Lakhisarai	Bihar	2016-2017	Dr. Goutami Bhattacharya