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			{{Short description\|British archaeologist and art historian}}
	'''Albert Henry Longhurst''' (1876 – 1955) was a British archaeologist and art historian, working in India and Ceylon.		'''Albert Henry Longhurst''' (1876 – 1955) was a British archaeologist and art historian, working in India and Ceylon.

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	In October 1913 he was appointed the Superintendent of the Southern Circle, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].		In October 1913 he was appointed the Superintendent of the Southern Circle, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].

	From 1927 to 1931 he was in charge of the systematic digging of [[Nagarjunakonda]].<ref name="RAS">Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 72, Issue 2–3 June 1940 , pp. 226-227 [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0035869X00096921]</ref>		From 1927 to 1931 he was in charge of the systematic digging of [[Nagarjunakonda]].<ref name="RAS">Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 72, Issue 2–3 June 1940, pp. 226-227 [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0035869X00096921]</ref>

	Longhurst served as the Archaeological Commissioner, [[Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)\|Archaeological Survey of Ceylon]] between 1934 and 1940,<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Ceylon Today\|volume=5\|date=1956\|publisher=Ceylon Government Information Department\|page=50}}</ref> mainly working at [[Polonnaruwa]] but also at [[Anuradhapura]] and [[Sigiriya]], concentrating more on conservation/restoration rather than excavation.		Longhurst served as the Archaeological Commissioner, [[Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)\|Archaeological Survey of Ceylon]] between 1934 and 1940,<ref>{{cite journal\|title=Ceylon Today\|volume=5\|date=1956\|publisher=Ceylon Government Information Department\|page=50}}</ref> mainly working at [[Polonnaruwa]] but also at [[Anuradhapura]] and [[Sigiriya]], concentrating more on conservation/restoration rather than excavation.
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	==Works==		==Works==
	* {{Cite book \| author1=Archaeological Survey of India \| author2=Longhurst, Albert Henry \| title=Hampi Ruins Described and Illustrated \| year=1917 \| publication-date=1917 \| publisher=Superintendent, Government Press \| place=[[Madras]] \| url=https://archive.org/details/HampiRuins }}		* {{Cite book \| author1=Archaeological Survey of India \| author2=Longhurst, Albert Henry \| title=Hampi Ruins Described and Illustrated \| year=1917 \| publication-date=1917 \| publisher=Superintendent, Government Press \| place=[[Madras]] \| url=https://archive.org/details/HampiRuins }}
	* {{Cite book \| author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry \| title=Pallava Architecture \| publication-date=1928 \| publisher=Cosmo Publications \| place=~~Dehli~~ }}		* {{Cite book \| author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry \| title=Pallava Architecture \| publication-date=1928 \| publisher=Cosmo Publications \| place=Delhi }}
	* {{Cite book \| author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry \| title=The Story of the Stupa \| publication-date=1936 \| publisher=Ceylon Government Press \|place=Colombo }}		* {{Cite book \| author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry \| title=The Story of the Stupa \| publication-date=1936 \| publisher=Ceylon Government Press \|place=Colombo }}
	* Excavations at Nagarjunakonda, 1929-1930.<ref>Buddhist Monks and Business Matters: Still More Papers on Monastic Buddhism in India, Gregory Schopen		* Excavations at Nagarjunakonda, 1929-1930.<ref>Buddhist Monks and Business Matters: Still More Papers on Monastic Buddhism in India, Gregory Schopen
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'''Albert Henry Longhurst''' (1876 – 1955) was a British archaeologist and art historian, working in India and Ceylon.

Albert Henry Longhurst was born in [[Great Bookham]], Surrey, England in 1876, the third of seven children (second son) to David Longhurst and Mary née Ranger.

Longhurst was the brother-in-law of Sir [[John Marshall (archaeologist)|John Marshall]], the Director-General of the [[Archaeology Survey of India]] (1902-1928).

In October 1913 he was appointed the Superintendent of the Southern Circle, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].

From 1927 to 1931 he was in charge of the systematic digging of [[Nagarjunakonda]].<ref name="RAS">Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 72, Issue 2–3 June 1940 , pp. 226-227 [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0035869X00096921]</ref>

Longhurst served as the Archaeological Commissioner, [[Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)|Archaeological Survey of Ceylon]] between 1934 and 1940,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ceylon Today|volume=5|date=1956|publisher=Ceylon Government Information Department|page=50}}</ref> mainly working at [[Polonnaruwa]] but also at [[Anuradhapura]] and [[Sigiriya]], concentrating more on conservation/restoration rather than excavation.

==Works==
* {{Cite book | author1=Archaeological Survey of India | author2=Longhurst, Albert Henry | title=Hampi Ruins Described and Illustrated | year=1917 | publication-date=1917 | publisher=Superintendent, Government Press | place=[[Madras]] | url=https://archive.org/details/HampiRuins }}
* {{Cite book | author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry | title=Pallava Architecture | publication-date=1928 | publisher=Cosmo Publications | place=Dehli }}
* {{Cite book | author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry | title=The Story of the Stupa | publication-date=1936 | publisher=Ceylon Government Press |place=Colombo }}
* Excavations at Nagarjunakonda, 1929-1930.<ref>Buddhist Monks and Business Matters: Still More Papers on Monastic Buddhism in India, Gregory Schopen
University of Hawaii Press, 2004 [https://books.google.com/books?id=0D_6HqJhHjMC&pg=PA380 p.380]</ref>
* {{cite book| title=The Buddhist Antiquities of Nagarjunakonda, Madras Presidency| author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry | publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | date=1938 | place=Delhi }}
* Memoirs Of The Archaeological Survey Of India No.33 Pt.2 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.56585]
* {{cite book | title=Archaeological Survey of Ceylon : Annual report 1935 - 1939 & 1940 - 1945 | date=1955 | publisher=[[Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka)|Archaeological Survey of Ceylon]] | place=Ceylon | author1=Longhurst, Albert Henry | author2=Paranavitana, Senarath}}

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