Department of Ancient History and Archaeology

Kannada University has been successfully and effectively fulfilling its responsibility of translating into real it appropriate and applied research in the areas of Karnataka language, Art, Literature, Culture, Archaeology and History. Adequately Programmed study and teaching programmes were started, in right earnest, in all the departments of the University from the very inception. In 1996, the Department of Ancient History and Archaeology was inaugurated to address the local aspirations, uniquely trimmed with the Hampi World Heritage package. From the very beginning the Department has been successfully and meaningfully accomplishing its designated programmes with an accent on Karnataka Archaeology, History, and Culture Studies.

With an ambitious goal to engage inspade work of collection and collation of references and resources on Ancient History and Archaeology, the Department has, in its departmental and individual programmes, study projects and publications analysising various facets of Art, Architecture, Temples and Monuments.