BBC photos: Sirpur temple complex in India

Via BBC News.  A couple of interesting captions caught my eye:

• The ASI-led excavation and restoration work has brought prosperity to the residents of Sirpur. Villagers say the young men and women no longer have to travel to faraway places like Mumbai for work.
• Anjali Nishad is helping dig what Mr Sharma describes as a 3rd Century BC marketplace. The work helps her sustain her three children, she says.

Archaeology as a jobs and development program. Interesting concept.