Developed for academic purpose, the museum at the department of archaeology at Deccan College has a large collection of artefacts.
The archaeology museum in Pune is a perfect place to generate an interest about the subject among schoolchildren and emphasise the need to protect our heritage structures and excavation sites, said Bhaskar Deotare, head of department, department of archaeology, Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute, (DCPGRI).
Developed for academic purpose, the museum at the department of archaeology at Deccan College has a large collection of artefacts.
“Started in 1939, the museum today has the finest collection of stone tools from prehistoric period and from different parts of peninsular India. Due to various archaeological explorations and excavations carried out by the department, the present museum has grown into a huge collection of artefacts categorised in nine different galleries,” said Deotare while speaking with DNA.
He encouraged city schools to adopt the guided tours of the museum for school and college students, as part of their cross-curricular programme. The nine galleries of the museum are divided into the following categories: Stone Age or prehistoric period (before 6000 BC); Chalcolithic or Copper Age (4500-3500 BC); Megalithic culture; Early historical; Sculptures; Epigraphy (inscriptions) & Numismatics (study of coins and related objects); Sciences in archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology (study of people for archaeological reasons) and Professor HD Sankalia Memorial Galleria, which houses the contribution of the founder of the department of archaeology, Prof Sankalia, to Indian archaeology.
Reader in environmental archaeology at the department of archaeology, Pandurang Sabale said that the museum preserves the legacy of humanity and its environment, for the purpose of education, study and enjoyment of visitors.
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