Mongalkote archaeological site

Location| Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India
Coordinates| 23°31′17″N 87°50′02″E﻿ / ﻿23.5213994°N 87.833953°E﻿ / 23.5213994; 87.833953
Type| Chalcolithic Settlement
History
Periods| Chalcolithic, agricultural era and medieval period.
Site notes
Excavation dates| from 1986 to 1990

Mongalkote archaeological site is located in Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. Archeological excavations have revealed seven phases of cultural significance between 2000 BC to 1800 AD. After a detailed study of all the finds from this region, it has been possible to determine seven levels of human settlement. Period I represent the Chalcolithic era; Period II agricultural era; Period III is the Maurya-Sunga period; Period IV relates to the Kusana period; Period V is the Gupta era; And Periods VI and VI are the medieval period.[1][2][3]

## Location

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It is situated on the right bank of the Kunur river and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of the Ajay river at Natunhat in Purba Bardhaman district. The archaeological site is geographically located at 23 degrees 31 minutes north latitude and 87 degrees 53 minutes east longitude.[4]

## History

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Historian R. D. Banerji came to this place in 1915 AD, but no excavation was undertaken at that time. Ekadi Das approached the Director of Archeology Department, Government of West Bengal in 1962 AD and gave him some copper coins, which are now preserved in the Ashutosh Museum. Finally, a series of excavations were conducted from 1986 AD to 1990 AD, University of Calcutta's Department of Archeology participated in the excavation.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Ghosh, Shibshankar (2000). Gopbhumer Swarup, Aitijhya O Sanskriti. pp. 99–107. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
2. ^ "Mangalkot2 - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
3. ^ Sanyal, Rajat; Chattopadhyay, R.K.; Bandyopadhyay, Kumkum. "Early Village Farming Settlements of Eastern India: A Fresh Appraisal" (PDF): 78. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
4. ^ Saha, Siddhartha (14 November 1975). "An Archaeological Study of Kunur River Basin, Barddhaman District, West Bengal" (PDF). Archives for Dermatological Research. 254 (1). Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology: 23–28. Retrieved 16 September 2023.