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Pre-historic remains found at Chitrakoot excavation site

Excavation at an archaeological site, Sandvaveer, located in Bundelkhand region near Rajapur--the birthplace of Tulsi Das--in Chitrakoot district has shown evidence of prehistoric and historic cultures. ​
Pre-historic remains found at Chitrakoot excavation site
Remains like handmade pottery , copper objects, bangles, beads and pendants have been unearthed.
LUCKNOW: Excavation at an archaeological site, Sandvaveer, located in Bundelkhand region near Rajapur--the birthplace of Tulsi Das--in Chitrakoot district has shown evidence of prehistoric and historic cultures.
Conducted by Shakuntala Misra Rehabilitation University in collaboration with the state archaeology department, the excavation drive found archaeological remains of three cultures -Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW)-showing long habitation at this site.
Remains like handmade pottery , copper objects, bangles, beads and pendants have been unearthed.
Evidence of three cultures shows continuous settlement of ancient people from pre-history to historical period at the site, said project director Prof Avanish C Mishra from SMRU's department of history . The excavation team included regional archaeologicial officer, Allahabad Ram Naresh Pal and SRMU's history teacher Brijesh Chandra Rawat.
Done to explore the cultural sequence of Sandvaveer, the excavation showed the earliest ceramic culture which was started in Neolithic period. For the first time, agriculture and domestication of animals came in the life of pre-historic men which laid the foundation of settled life. The earliest culture, known as Neolithic period, found at Sandvaveer tells the story of first agricultural society, Mis hra said.
The team unearthed archeological remains like terracotta beads, semi precious stone, bangles, bones, teeth, charcoal, muller, neolithic celt, sling ball, hearth, stone objects, arrow heads, painted wares, variety of potteries, post holes, earings and pendants.
The Ceramic tradition, added Mishra, has close resemblance with remains of the excavated sites in Ganga valley and Vindhyan range. The Ceramic tradition and other artefacts found in the Ganga Valley and Vindhyan range are also found at Sandvaveer. “This shows the possibility of migration from Vindhyan to Ganga Valley ,'' Mishra said. The NBPW ceramic culture is being associated with the period of Gautam Buddha and is also known for second urbanisation in India.
Sandvaveer, an archaeological site, situated near Yamuna River witnessed sizeable rich habitation in NBPW period, the excavation found.At the time of second urbanisation, people were living at the site of Sandvaveer which is situated at the distance of about 25 kilometres from Kaushambi, a city of the same period.
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