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1.
Sir
Syed
preserved
the
antiquities
and
other
archaeological
objects
like
sculptures,
carved
stone
pieces,
doorjambs
and
concrete
panels
at
Scientific
Society
Institute
presently
known
as
Dawakhana
Ajmal
Khan
Tibbiya
College.
The
Sir
Syed
Collections
in
the
museum
consist
of
all
his
findings.
The
sculptures
preserved
in
the
collection
date
from
1st century
A.D.
to
11thcentury
A.D.
2. Explored
Collections: This
section
is
divided
into
(i)
Acheulian
tools
and
(ii)
Stone
Sculptures
and
Terracotta
Figurines.
a. Acheulian
tools:
The
Palaeolithic
(Acheulian)
tools
collection
consist
of
Handaxes,
Picks,
Cleavers,
Scrapers,
Flakes,
Choppers,
Discoids
and
Nodules.
b. Stone
Sculptures
and
Terracotta
figurines:
These
artefacts werecollected
from
the
area
of
Western
Uttar
Pradesh
namely
Aligarh,
Etah,
Farrukhabad,
Meerut,
Mooradabad,
Hathras,
Muzaffarnagar
and
Bulandshahr
etc.
by
the
archaeologists
of
the
department
of
History
like
Prof.
R.C.
Gaur,
Prof.
Jamal
Mohd.
Siddiqi
and
Prof.
M.D.N.
Sahi.
These
sculptures
and
terracotta
figurines
date
from
3rd century
B.C.
to
11th century
A.D.
Medieval
artefects
excavated
from
Fatehpursikri
are
also
preserved
in
the
Museum
which
consists
of
Glazed
ware,
Terracotta
animal
figurines,
Chinese
pottery
etc.
The Botanical collection
include
male
Cone
of
Cycas,
Rumphil,
Female
Cone
of
Cedrus
Deodara,
Impression
fossil,
Impression
of
Fern
Foliage,
Female
of
Picea,
Carboniferous
(350-255
million
years
ago)etc.
The Zoological collection
include
Frog
Alizarin,
Rabbit
embryo,
Hippocampus,
Snake
skull,
Fossil
corals,
Fossil
worms,
Fossil
crinoids,
Fossil
sponges
and
Fossil
mammals
etc.
The Geological collection
consist
of
Retort,
Stromatolite,
corals,
Barack
Granite,
Ripple
marks,
Apophyllite,
Dinosaurmolar,
Calcite,
Cavansite,
Barite
and
Orthoclase,
Nepheline
Syenite
etc.
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