In this Act, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Ancient monument" means a temple monument, house, temple, Shivalaya, monastery, monastery, vihara, stupa, etc., which is important from the point of view of history, art, science, architecture or architecture, and the term includes the place where the monument is located and the national or refers to human settlements or sites that are connected to each other or isolated in the same locality and the remains of ancient human settlements, ruins of ancient monuments, caves, etc., which have special value from an international point of view.

(b) "Archaeological object" means prehistoric Objects produced and consumed by humans in the past, or handwritten genealogies, handwritten texts, golden letters, inscriptions, copper plates, wooden letters, banquet papers, palm leaves, documents, currencies or houses where a historical event occurred or where a historical person lived and used Objects made of stone, wood, clay, idols, bones, glass, cloth, paper, metal, etc. or any important part of a house made attractively with bells or objects used in that house or idols made with or without bells, temples of deities, Chaitya, Shalik, Paintings, ... ... ... , replicas of animals and birds, immovable movables and items specified by the Government of Nepal from time to time by publishing notices in the Nepal Gazette.

(c) "Curio" means items related to modern handicrafts not exceeding one hundred years old. (d) "Protected Monument Area" shall mean a place or area with an ancient monument declared as a Protected Monument Area in accordance with Section 3.
(e) "Chief Archaeological Officer" shall mean the Director General of the Department of Archaeology (f) "Conservation" means the work of keeping the monument in good condition by fencing, covering, repairing, and keeping it clean.

(g) "Local level" means rural municipality or municipality.