The excavation branch of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bhubaneswar Circle is all set to probe the 5,000-year-old civilisation after a recent major discovery of the Copper Stone Age civilisation on banks of river Prachi near Niali in Cuttack district.
A blueprint has been prepared to search more about the ancient civilisation till Astarang in Puri district.
The items including clay and copper weapons, pots and animal bones discovered during excavation by a team led by Superintendent Archaeologist DB Garnaik at the region on banks of Prachi have revealed about the human habitation’s livelihoods, their life and foods.
Finding the cut marks on the bones, the experts have assumed that people of the ancient civilisation were hunting animals for their food. They were sharing the food with each other. The discovered clay pots suggest that these were used in cultivation.
The site, where the items were discovered, had been searched 10 years ago, but nothing was found at that time, said Garnaik.
“As the land is a private property, we need to have permission from the land owner for further excavation. However, the items and materials discovered from the site reveal that there was a civilisation 4,000-5,000 years ago in the area,” he said.