alleryWho made the first modern account of the ruins of the Indus civilisation in 1829?
AMortimer Wheeler
BCharles Masson
CJohn Marshall
DAlexander Burnes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Charles Masson
1. Charles Masson travelled through Punjab in 1829.
2. His accounts are the first modern ones of the ruins.
3. Marshall and Wheeler worked in the 20th century, and Burnes sailed the Indus later.
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