@online{thakur2026_excavation_history_and_the_problem_of_samples_th,
  author = {Thakur, Gajendra},
  title = {Excavation history and the problem of samples The published excavations of 1950 and 1958-1962 remain foundational for Vaishali, but they belong to particular stages in South Asian archaeological practice.},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Videha — First Maithili Fortnightly eJournal},
  url = {https://videha-ejournal.github.io/mithila-vajji-anga/records/chronology/chronology-71/},
  note = {Videha — https://www.videha.co.in/ · ISSN 2229-547X · GitHub mirror: https://videha-ejournal.github.io/videha/ · Digital Research Archives on GitHub: https://github.com/videha-ejournal}
}