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rest, and another publication raised a very interesting and 
important issue, viz. the origin of Indian alphabets, by bring- 
ing to light a new alphabet in the Prehistoric Cairns, which 
is neither Brahmi nor Phoenician. Kashmir and Gwalior have 
also opened Archeological. Departments of their own and are 
likely to achieve brilliant success in the nearfuture. Kashm 
has already done much to explore the ruins in the beautiful 
valley itself and also in the absolutely ebay valley of 
Ladakh. Mayurbhanj opened a Department and pu ublished 
one volume under their Honorary Officer, Ra ai Nagendra Nath 
Vasu Saheb. But the lamented death ‘of the late Maharaja 
put a stop to all es of the State in that direction. 
The success of the Archzological Museums under the 
individuals to have Museums of their own. Jodhpur has a 
Museum, Jaipur has a Museum, Baroda has a Museum, Kash- 
mir has a Museum, Chhatrapur has a Museum, the Bangiya 
Sahitya Parisat has a Museum, Varendra Research Society has 
a Museum, Dacca has a Museum, and Babu Puran Chand Nahar 
has a Museum. Each Museum has its peculiar feature. 
Every one of them is rich in local antiquities, and where the 
place is old, the antiquities in the Museum have a widespread 
interest. 
Another work in which this Department takes interest, is 
the preparation of lists of places of antiquarian interest within 
its jurisdiction. These lists have not yet been much availed 
of by the people. But when they will begin to pieaiaions ruins 
tbemsolees, the lists would be of great value to them 
epartment has been successful in creating an n interest 
in anislent India all over the world. It has awakened self- 
n be counte do n the fingers,—they are Sir — 
olog : 
ology Sankar Ojha and Rai Bahadur Radha of Mathura. 
Both are doing a good deal to help the cause of explaining 
ancient India to modern people 
But the work of the] Department has, behind it, the deep 
erudition, ip se al versatility, excellent taste and sha arp 
penetration of two great Fren chmen, namely, Prof. Sylvan 
Levi and Prof. Dr Foucher. It is their ideas—especially of 
eu aighied presi se peees is ina manner diffusing. For 
and y e has been roaming in Buddhist countries 
At 8 prise Brnddbist sites, yar i the illustrations in Bud- 
dhist manuscripts, looking into and criticising excavations, and 
directing men who have a taste for these things. The works of 
