With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

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Key Points Archaeological Excavators:

James Burgess started as an Archaeological Surveyor for the regions of West India in 1873, who had already conducted extensive surveys and prepared inventories of monuments in Bomby, Sindh, Berar, the Central Provinces and Hyderabad.
He initially covered Belgaum and Kaladgi districts in 1874, followed by Kathiawad and Kachchha, western dominions of Nizam of Hyderabad.
Burgess got an extension of four years, when his term expired in 1879. In 1881, Burgess became the Archaeological Surveyor of South India.
In the meanwhile, investigations of Amaravati stupa by Robert Sewell; surveys of Vijayawada area and the stupas at Amaravati and Jaggayyapeta; Chalukyan temples of Dharwar district; survey of Madurai district, monuments of Belgaum region and Mahabalipuram monuments by Alexander Rea are some of the main achievements.