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Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 2:47 AM[ind-Arch] Harappan sites to be excavated after 50 yearsIndiaArchaeology

 

 

 

 

 

Harappan sites to be excavated after 50 years

(The Hindu - Friday, April 18, 2008)

 

Varanasi (PTI): After a gap of 50 years, a team of archaeologists will

be excavating two sites near Noida and Meerut to determine when

exactly the " eastern limit " of the Indus Valley civilisation flourished.

 

Alamgirpur village in Meerut-Baghpat and Bulandkhera village in Gautam

Buddh Nagar districts " are believed to be the eastern most limits of

the Harrappan culture " and the last time the area was surveyed was in

1957-58.

 

" We expect the excavation to throw light on this aspect as well as

others of the ancient civilisation. Archaeological Survey of India

last conducted a dig at Alamgirpur and Bulandkhera in 1957 and 1958, "

professor Parasnath Singh, head of the department of Ancient Indian

History, Culture and Archaeology at Banaras Hindu University, told PTI.

 

Over the years, local residents have stumbled upon artefacts like

coins, pottery and other items besides a mummified body of a woman

wearing bangles in villages on the cusp of Meerut and Baghpat

districts - home to Hastinapur detailed in the epic Mahabharata.

 

The artefacts found are believed to date between 1500 BC and 700 BC,

but have not been carbon dated.

 

Prof Singh said a team of experts in archaeology, geology and zoology

besides supporting staff would be conducting the digs and analyse the

findings.

 

He said the ASI had been informed about the project and its approval

was expected shortly.

 

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200804181040.htm

 

 

 

 

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