2 500-yr-old city found Orissa, India

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Om Krishna Guru Om

 

Namaste Everyone

 

I came accross this news article where it is said that a 2500 year old

city was found in Orissa.

 

Ive read that there was reference to Dwarka and its disapearance in

the ancient texts. Does anyone know of any references to this Orissa

City in any of the texts or share some light on this.

 

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Bipin

 

 

 

2 500-yr-old city found in India

 

New Delhi - Archaeologists have dug out the remains of a 2 500-year

old city - believed to be bigger than classical Athens - from under

the ruins of an ancient fort in India's eastern state of Orissa, a

newspaper reported on Monday.

 

Eighteen pillars were found among the remnants of the grand city at

Sishupalgarh, a ruined fort first discovered six decades ago, the

Times of India said in its report.

 

Sishupalgarh lies on the outskirts of Orissa's main city of Bhubaneshwar.

 

The findings of the team of archaeologists from India and the United

States include the debris of household pottery and terracotta

ornaments showing that the city's inhabitants led an advanced

lifestyle.

 

The site is " the most visible standing architectural monument

discovered in India so far, " Monica L Smith, head archaeologist from

the University of California who was part of the 12-member team that

conducted the excavation told the newspaper.

 

Important city

 

" It's a huge city that existed about 2 500 years ago. The city had

four gateways and could have housed up to 25 000 people.

 

" Even classical Athens had only 10 000 people, " another archaeologist,

RK Mohanty was quoted by the newspaper as saying.

 

Scientists said that the city was an important one, with well-built

walls and a big expanse.

 

The pillars during the excavation work were part of a gigantic

structure and probably used for public gatherings or special

functions.

 

However, it was not clear as to how such a huge city was destroyed,

researchers said adding that information about the ancient city would

be gathered with the help of fresh data and findings. - dpa