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Central Antiquity Collection
Central Antiquity Collection Section (CAC Section):- It is a center for the collection of explored and excavated pottery and other antiquities from various Excavation Branches and Circle Offices of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). The CAC Section was created in the 1910s to mainly house the explored antiquities from Sir Aurel Stein’s Central Asian Expedition (1906-1916). It was initially established in the main building of the Archaeological Survey of India at New Delhi, which was later shifted to Safdarjung Tomb complex in 1958. It is presently housed in the premises of Purana Qila since 1974. Furthermore antiquities, that have been confiscated by various enforcing agencies, and, antiquities that have been repatriated from abroad through missions, as explained above, have also been housed in the CAC Section. A gallery has also been created for the retrieved and confiscated antiquities in the premises of Purana Qila.









