Amalananda Ghosh (3 March 1910 – 1981) was an Indian archaeologist, author and editor of numerous works on India's ancient civilizations, and the organizer and director of archaeological expeditions during the mid-1900s.
He was educated in Varanasi and Allahabad and later received advanced training at the Institute of Archaeology at the University of London.
[3] During his period with the Survey, Ghosh led or participated in a number of excavations, including investigations at Pachmarhi, Bikaner,[4] Brahmagiri, Maski, Taxila, Arikamedu, and Harappa.
In 1950, Ghosh organized and began a systematic exploration of the Bikaner site, along the dried-up bed of the ancient Saraswati River.
Following his term with the Survey, Ghosh acted as a UNESCO consultant on archaeology to the Governments of Qatar (1968), Bahrain (1968), Saudi Arabia (1968–69) and Yemen (1970).