Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha

Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha (1919–2002) was an Indian archaeologist and historian specialising in ancient Indian history. Sinha was a professor and head of the Department of History and Archaeology at Patna University. He was the founder of Bihar state's Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. He was also the director of the K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute in Patna.

Sinha is known for having carried out the first excavations at Vikramashila, the site of an ancient Buddhist monastery established in the 8th century CE. He also carried out excavations at Chirand.

Sinha died on 3 May 2002.

Works Potteries in Ancient India, (edited), University of Patna, 1969. Vaiśālī Excavations, 1958-1962, (with Sita Ram Roy), Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, 1969. Sonpur Excavations, 1956 and 1959-1962, (with Bhagwati Sharan Verma), Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, 1977. Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D., Abhinav Publications, 1977. Readings in history and culture, Sandeep Prakashan, 1978. Archaeology & Art of India, Sundeep Prakashan, 1979. Comprehensive History of Bihar (two volumes, with Syed Hasan Askari and Kalikinkar Datta), K. P. Jayaswal Research Institute, 1983.