From settlement mounds from around 1,000 BC (3,000 years old) and the Kushan period to 18 th and 19 th century temples and colonial buildings, the Uttar Pradesh government has moved to widen its conservation net beyond marquee destinations, with the Archaeological Advisory Committee clearing inclusion of 39 sites to the list of the state-protected monuments.

The decision was taken in a review meeting recently, officials said.

The list spans a wide array of sites — both chronologically and typologically — which also include memorial structures and water systems.…