Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao
SR Rao ( Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao, born July 1, 1922 in Anandapuram, Shimoga district, † January 3, 2013 in Bangalore, Karnataka ) was an Indian archaeologist who was also involved in underwater archeology '.
Life
Rao studied at the University of Mysore (BA, 1942 ) and the Nagpur University ( MA, 1946). As an archaeologist, he has led several excavations at various Indian locations such as Rangpur, Amreli, Bhagatrav, Dwaraka, Hanur, Aihole and Kaveripattinam. He wrote as the author of several books about his archaeological discoveries. So he discovered about with his archaeological research team of the harbor of the defunct Indian city of Lothal, which belonged to the Indus Valley Civilization, in the Indian state of Gujarat.