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The discovery of Indraprastha

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It's a fact, look up on internet,

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The discovery of Indraprastha


The Archaeological Survey of India is on an expedition to discover painted grey wares of the Mahabharat period, which will conclusively prove the existence of Indraprastha.

The ongoing excavation at the Purana Quila site might lead to discovery of concrete evidence that will help in studying the culture and art patronised by the Pandavas. It is also expected to give a fillip to tourism.

In the first excavation in 1954, mounted under the supervision of renowned archaeologist B.B. Lal, who retired as ASI Director General, painted grey wares were discovered.

“However, the wares were not found in stratified deposit. If they were found in stratified deposit, we could support that there were traces of the Mahabharat period,” said Vasant Swarnkar, superintending archaeologist of ASI’s Delhi Circle. Under his supervision, around 60 labourers have been working six days a week at the project site.

To make things easier for Dr. Swarnkar, nearly 20 post-graduate diploma students of archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology have been assisting him. They have been guiding the labour force where exactly to dig, how to unearth crucial discoveries without damaging them and how to carefully hand them over to the authorities to preserve the artefacts for posterity.

Emphasising the site’s significance, Dr. Swarnkar said: “ This site has had continuous cultural deposit from the Mauryan to the Mughal period. The discoveries over the past month have reiterated the fact that there has always been habitation here during the Gupta and Kushan period.”

On Monday, a couple of enterprising students from the Institute of Archaeology discovered a terracotta miniature bull.

“This bull is of the Gupta period, which was a glorious period as it saw patronisation of art,” said Dr. Swarnkar as he cleaned the mud-filled artefact with a brush.

Pottery of the Gupta and Kushan period, semi-precious stones, ear-stud made of terracotta, bowls, miniature pots and sprinklers were also discovered.

According to Neelima Vasudevan, one of the students working at the site, the excavation is part of her field training and it gives her satisfaction if after a hard day’s work some artefacts are discovered.

Hage Sonia, another student, was delicately arranging bones on a plate. “These bones certainly are not of animals but indicate left over meals. I have also discovered iron pieces. This exercise is teaching us the art of supervising digging and identifying the discoveries,” she said.


The discovery of Indraprastha - The Hindu

I hope and pray they make a great discovery ....... time to gather more details about our roots .
 
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Where exactly the site is??


And leave that poor fellow alone, he just crawled out of a cave. :D
 
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Where exactly the site is??


And leave that poor fellow alone, he just crawled out of a cave. :D

Apparently, it's in Indraprasta. I'm assuming he cannot be all that far away from Hastinapur.:D
 
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The Umayyad Caliphate belong to? Arabs or Pakistanis? I believe Pakistanis because Pakistanis are carrying on the spirit of the Umayyad even today.


Ottoman Empire no longer belongs to your people!

Yes, it is Pakistani now,

Delhi Sultanate which is a medieval version of Pakistani had the greatest impact on New Delhi.

Everything belongs to him
 
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