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Which ASI Director-General, from 1944, insisted on following the stratigraphy of a mound?
ADaya Ram Sahni
BRakhal Das Banerji
CR.E.M. Wheeler
DJohn Marshall
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. R.E.M. Wheeler
1. Marshall had dug in uniform horizontal units.
2. Wheeler brought military precision after 1944.
3. Stratigraphy gives the cultural sequence.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part I, Theme 1, Bricks, Beads and Bones: The Harappan Civilisation._
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