Alexander Cunningham is the father of Indian Archaeology. He was the first Director General of the ASI. read more
Thomas Jefferson is called "the Father of American Archaeology" because of his excavations on his land at Poplar Forest. read more
Ciriaco de' Pizzicolli, or Cyriacus of Ancona, is generally referred to as the Father of Archaeology. He wrote a famous six-volume archaeology day-book called Commentaria. read more