▁by ▁the ▁G ov t ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁is ▁being ▁preserved ▁and ▁conser ved ▁by ▁Arch ae ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India , ▁Bh op al . ▁ ▁Re alis ing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁and ▁its ▁likely ▁international ▁bearing ▁on ▁Buddh ism , ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India ▁decided ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁extensive , ▁but ▁controlled , ▁exc av ations ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁exc av ations ▁were ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁continued ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁four ▁stup a ▁m ounds ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁stup as ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ations . ▁There ▁are ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁stup as ▁made ▁of ▁stones ▁or ▁br icks . ▁In ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁there ▁are ▁rocks ▁with ▁old ▁ ▁rock ▁paint ings . ▁Some ▁rocks ▁have ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁Bra h mi ▁language . ▁ ▁De ork oth ar ▁ins cription ▁The ▁six ▁line ▁Bra h mi ▁ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁De ork oth ar ▁pill ar ▁ ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁earliest ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁Bud d ha . ▁It ▁ ▁is ▁given ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁- ▁transl iter ated ▁into ▁De van ag ari ▁script . ▁ ▁The ▁ins cription ▁mentions ▁Lord ▁Bud d ha ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁line . ▁The ▁g ist ▁of ▁the ▁ins cription , ▁per tain s ▁to