The Archaeology department have excavated more than 2000-year-old remains of ancient civilization from the bank of the Kharun River, near Tarighat, only 28-km from Chhattisgarh’s capital, Raipur.
It is expected from the exploration of the remains that probably it had been an ancient commercial centre. Archaeologists have named it after Kharun River Valley Civilization, said in an official statement here on Monday.
The Archaeological department officers, by excavating one of the four large hillocks spread in 15 hectare government land has been discovered probability of the existence of an ancient city below. The excavation has been started four months back.
According to the officers, they have got indications of layer after layer deposits of hundreds of ancient remains in the area, with which it has been expected that there had been more than 2500 year old city. The evidence of Shungu dynasty of 3rd century BC and then Kushan, Satvahan, Sharabhpuriya (Gupt), Mourya and Kalchuri dynasties that had ruled the area at different times has been excavated, the officers added.
Excavation has been done upto 20 feet. The gold coins received from the site are being considered to be about 1,600 years old, the period of king Mahendraditya and king Prasenjeet of Mourya dynasty.
About 2,300-year-old official seal of Kushan dynasty, bronze outfits, including bangles used by women have also been discovered from the site.
According to the officers, during the excavation of the area done so far, some gold coins of Kushan age, large quantity of earthen vessels, ordinary jewelleries of women have been found. Similarly, an official seal of the then ruler of Sharabhpuriya (Gupt) dynasty, written in Bramhi script has also been found, they added.