Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThe team of Archaeological Survey of India took up an intensive survey in the region between Chandur Bazar to Dariyapur of Purna basin at Phupgaon (N 21\u00b0 24\u2019 00.6\u201d E 77\u00b0 54\u2019 11.6\u201d), Amravati district of Maharashtra. The site is situated in the vast meander of the river Purna, a major tributary of Tapi, which used to be a perennial river, but at present is completely dried-up due to the dam construction in the upper stream. The site is situated about 20 m away from the river bed and its one-third portion has been subjected to frequent erosion during the heavy water current in the earlier times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 9 trenches were taken for excavations, which\nbrought to light the house remains and other associated features like hearth,\npost-holes and artefacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the course of excavation, 4 complete circular\nstructures were exposed. All were found encircled with post holes. These\nstructures were found to be enclosed with a circular ditch like feature and\npostholes. Inside of these structure floor activity, storage bin platforms and\nhearths were noticed. The bin platforms are circular and they were of different\nsizes ranging from 90cm to 125cmin diameter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The excavation also exposed antiquities like beads of\nagate-carnelian, jasper, quartz and agate were collected in large quantity.\nIron, Copper objects have also been collected from all the trenches. Large\nquantity of graffiti marks had been observed on the potsherds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The river Purna, a major tributary of the river Tapi, has\nwitnessed several archaeological sites on its either side of the banks. A\nnumber of cultural remains in the form of various antiquities and pottery have\nunraveled the nature of those settlements ranging from Paleolithic to late\nmedieval period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The excavation is significant as it indicates the presence\nof sedentary (permanent) settlement, belonging to the Iron Age of Vidarbha. The\nsettlement comes under the category of a small village with evidence of a small\nagro-pastoral community with evidences of craftsmanship in the form of beads of\nagate-carnelian, jasper, quartz and also usage of other artefacts like\nhopscotch, wheel and barrel shaped beads. The finding from Phupgaon indicates\nits contemporaneity with other Iron Age settlements of Vidarbha like Naikund,\nMahurjhari, Bhagimori and Thakalkat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ASI is of the view that the excavation at Phupgaon has\nprovided important insights into Iron Age people of Purna river basin.\nChronologically, the site could be placed between 7th C BCE and 4th C BCE.\nHowever, further detailed study of the site with chronometric dating is being\ntaken up to reveal further aspects of Iron Age of Vidarbha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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