Excavation at Rithi Ranjana, near Saoner, Nagpur
Rithi Rajana (21°24'129'' N, 79° 00' 093'' E) site is located in the mining area of the MOIL (Manganese Ore India Limited) in the Gumgaon Village, near Khapa, Saoner Taluka in Nagpur District in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra State....
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Kalibangan, Dt.-Hanumangarh, Rajasthan
The site was excavated for nine field seasons between the years 1961 and 1969 by S/shri B.B. Lal, B.K. Thapar & J.P. Joshi on the behalf of the ASI. The excavation has brought to light a twofold sequence of cultures, of which...
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Pauni, Dt.-Bhandara, Maharashtra
The excavation in 1968-70 yielded a Hinayana Buddhist stupa having a pradakshina patha, renovated thrice in course of six centuries of its existence, from the beginning of the 3rd cent. BC to 3rd cent. AD. The excavation also...
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Piprahwa (1973-74), Dt.-Basti, Uttar Pradesh
The excavation remained under occupation approximately from the 5th century B.C. to 3rd century A.D. The cells and the veranda on n. Side of the e. Monastery yielded terracotta sealings with the legend Kapilavastu. The sealings...
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Adam, Dt.-Nagpur, Maharashtra
The site was excavated for four seasons from 1988 to 1992. The site brought to light a fortified settlement with very rich culture milieu stating from the Aceramic microlithic level to the early historical times. The numismatic data...
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Chichali, Dt.-Khargone, Madhya Pradesh
The site was excavated for two consecutive seasons from 1998-99 to 1999-2000 under the archaeological probing in the areas falling a four-fold sequence of culture- Pd-I: Ahar, Pd-II Malwa, Pd-III: Jorwe and Pd-IV: Early historical...
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Bhirrana, Dt.-Fatehabad, Haryana
The site was excavated from 2003 to 2006 for three consecutive field seasons. The site is one of the many sites seen along the channels of the ancient Saraswati riverine systems, now represented by the seasonal Ghaggar River which...
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Malhar, Dt.-Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
The early historical site at Malhar Garh excavated in 2009-10 & 2010-11 field seasons and unearthed cultural sequence at the site which is divided five periods. They are tentatively identified as Pd-I: Pre-Mauryan, Pd-II: Mauryan...
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The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation.