Over 14 lakh antiquities documented: Culture Ministry

NEW DELHI: Over 14 lakh antiquities have been documented in the country by the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities ( NMMA), Culture Ministry said today.

Besides, data of 3.15 lakhs of Built Heritage and Sites (BH&S) and antiquities has been uploaded on its website.

"A total of 14,00,740 antiquities have been documented and data of 3.15 lakhs of BH&S and antiquities has been uploaded on NMMA website," the Ministry said in a release.

NMMA was launched in 2007 to prepare a National Register on Antiquities by documenting antiquities from different sources in a uniform format.