BENAZIR BHUTTI SHAHEED YOUTH

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BBSYDP

DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES

Prepared By: Dr. Kaleem ullah Lashari & Ms Rifat Idrees

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DEPARTMENT OF ANTIQUITIES

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 DIRECTORATE OF
CONSERVATION
 Deals with:
 Analysis & Scientific Investigation of
Monuments under International Standard of
ICOMOS
 Conservation of Heritage
 Maintenance and Quality Assurance of
Archaeological Site
 Voluntarily Work for Disaster Management for
Antiquities
 Work for newly established Digital Museums
under Department of Antiquities
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DIRECTORATE OF
ARCHAEOLOGY

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DIRECTORATE OF HERITAGE

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Primary risks to
heritage
 Damage from soluble salts in walls
 Weather damage to stonework
 Physical interventions /encroachments near
building material
 Flood, Pollution & underwater damage
 Biological attack on interior timbers & roofs
 Corrosion of metal/Ceramics/ Mural/Mortar
 Corrosion of steel or iron supports in statues
& concrete
 Etc.. Will discuss later
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Mir Allah Yar
ja Qubba

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Archaeological Survey &
Documentation
 Was Carried out
first by
Archaeological
Survey of India
under
Government of
India in the year
of 1861
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Archaeological Survey &
Documentation
 Carries out archaeological investigations
through explorations and excavations for
proper understanding of the past
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Documentation of archaeological resources

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Protects and preserves national archaeological

heritage
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 Why Documentation is Needed
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 The archaeological heritage resource is finite and
nonrenewable that are fast disappearing.
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 Create authentic records; use and learn about

these archaeological resources from these
records
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 Need to be documented through various means

such as Visual records (photographes, drawings,
Layout Plans etc.) and text records for the
posterity facilitating historical understanding of
the past
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Core Elements of Authentic
Documentation

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Pre-Work
 Creation of Team Leader
 Distribute Team Work Responsibility
 Draw Time Chart of Activity
 Keep List of Items for Survey
 Take out a Group Photo before Survey
 Keep Color Chart, Camera, Polyethylene
Bags, Artifacts Cards
 Permanent Markers
 Need to take Dimension of elements and
visualize missing parts
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Type of Information
 Types of Maps, Drawings, Text Records
 Maps and drawings in pencil
 Maps and drawings in ink
 Printed maps and drawings
 Digital drawings
 Hand written texts
 Printed texts
 3-D Scanning data
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 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY
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CHECK LIST
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Oriental Architectural Drawing
Pre-Work
 Keep Stationeries with Notebooks
 Measuring Tapes
 Scales
 Distance Meter if Available
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Oriental Architectural Drawing
During Work
 Sketching of Every Element with Photograph
 Take measurements of every phase
 If computer is available than direct Draw
Drawing into CAD
 To Submit Contour & Topography of Site
 Refer Number of items according to
surveyor instructions
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 HISTORIC SOURCES

Sr. # Primary sources Secondary

Sources
1. Primary documents (lands deed Chronologies
census records, Revenue Records
2. etc .) Notification
Inscriptions Traveler’s
Account
3. Genealogies Historic and
commentaries
4. Historic Photos --
5. Historic Maps --

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 SOCIAL SOURCES

Sr. # Primary sources Secondary Sources

1. Oral History from Local Analysis of
peoples continuity of use,
2. Religious Context occupation
Strides of etc .
craft
organization
3. Socio-economic survey of Analysis of
current users political consensus
4. Demographic data --

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 SCIENTIFICT SOURCES

Sr. # Primary sources Secondary Sources

1. Traditional/ Indigenous Quantitative and
knowledge statistical analysis
2. Archaeological investigations Laboratory analysis
3. Geographical Survey Dating
4. Remote Sensing imaging Materials
5. Geometrical survey and Engineering
photogrammetric
6. -- Mathematical
Modeling

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 ARTISTIC SOURCES

Sr. # Primary sources Secondary Sources

1. Period artwork Artistic
commentaries and
2. Contemporary literature reviews
Stylistic analyses
3. Dated samples of material and --
styles
4. Traditional craft manual and --
building guides

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 ANALOGY SOURCES

Sr. # Primary sources Secondary Sources

1. Ethnographic records Interpretative
(scientific) studies
2. Ethnographic collection Application of
models such as
3. Experimental studies Studies
nearest of cultural
neighbor
antecedents
analysis

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PHOTOGRAPH RECORD
Methodology
 Name of Photographer/ Resource Identifier:
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 Designation:
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 Name of Site/s:
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 Location:
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 District:
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 PHOTOGRAPH RECORD (Cont..)

 Camera Model
 Lenses Size
 Film Type and
Speed:
 Negatives Kept at:
 Resolution of
Photos:
 No. of CD/DVD
Submitted:

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 PHOTOGRAPH RECORD (Cont..)

Sr. # Date Name of Site Description of No. of Format Storage Storage ID

Photos Photos /Back up
1. /Captured Location
2. Elements

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 THANK YOU

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