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INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME

III. and to Mr. Beglar that of Bundelkhand, reserving the northern section for my own share of the work. Each assistant was furnished with a copy of the following letter of instructions with an illustrative map. The red lines in the map connected places which were known to possess objects of interest, but as many of these places had already been more or less completely described, my assistants were duly warned not to waste their time in doing over again that which had already been done. Thus Mr. Beglar, who was to visit Khajuraho, was told not to make copies of inscriptions or plans of and

the temples, as these had already been done by myself ; each assistant was also furnished with a copy of the reprint of my four previous Archaeological Reports, as a kind of guide from which they could learn what still remained to be done.

MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTIONS.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA.

have sketched out for you during 1871-72, you will have an oppor of season cold the present most famous places, and of the of some tunity of visiting in India. By recent per finest the buildings of seeing some as communications, as well correspondence during by sonal learned the nature of have season, already hot you the past The per to collect. are which required you information the of which the reprint Reports, four Archaeological of usal my what has show also hands, already will you in now is your been done before, so that the whole of your time and atten tion may be directed to the acquisition of fresh information, instead of being wasted in doing old work over again. feel that you fully understand the general But though of your present employment as an assistant and object scope think it will be on the Archaeological Survey of India, yet an advantage to have some of the objects of your research have therefore drawn more precisely and fully detailed. up the following notes on various points of archaeological wish you to give your best attention interest to which during your present tour. Archaeology is not limited to broken sculptures, old build that ings and mounds of ruins, but includes everything and size From their to the world's history. belonged most the form prom number, architectural remains naturally This is more especially the inent branch of archaeology. are almost case in India, where, save coins, ruined buildings