3 December 1990 B.B. Lal” “A note on the brick-bases of pillars found in the excavations in the Janma-Bhumi area at Ayodhya. quoted in Kishore, Kunal (2016). Ayodhyā revisited., in Jain, M. (2017). The battle of Rama: Case of the temple at Ayodhya. 95ff
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In the mosque there are fourteen stone pillars some of which appear to be in position and oriented east-west and north-south. On the basis of the decorative motifs, sculptures, etc. these pillars are also ascribed to the eleventh century A.D. In all probability, there the brick-bases found in the excavations and the stone pillars standing in the mosque belong to one and the same structural complex which stood at the site immediately before the Babri Masjid.

— B. B. Lal

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About B. B. Lal

Braj Basi Lal (2 May 1921 – 10 September 2022), better known as B. B. Lal, was a renowned Indian archaeologist. He was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1968 to 1972, and has served as Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla. Lal also served on various UNESCO committees.