Almost all eminent scholars in the field of archaeological sciences across the globe state that there is more to it than what meets the eye. This branch of study is not just about digging up ancient ruins and skeletons. With its ramifications in history, epigraphy, arts, literature, social studies, craft traditions and ancient technologies, archaeology is focused on the humanities on the one hand while on the other hand, its explorations into palaeoenvironments, archaeobotany, archaeozoology, archaeometallurgy, petrology, archaeogenetics and extensive utilisation of cutting-edge research techniques from the fields of material science, chemistry, civil engineering and remote sensing, point towards its eminently scientific nature.
Indian archaeology has been lagging behind in the scientific exploitation of excavated sites and artefacts. Realising the potential of modern scientific aids in this branch, the Archaeological Sciences Centre (ASC) was established at IITGN (Gujarat, India) in December 2012 with the aim of pursuing archaeology in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
A detailed story on this Centre was published on Medium which can be accessed here.
