Ruins of Maurya-era wall unearthed in Tilaurakot, KapilvastuPost Photohttps://tkpo.st/3NNLR5A
Posted on 06/19/2022 8:50:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Ruins of a wall built during the Mauryan empire have been recovered during an excavation in Tilaurakot, Kapilvastu. Maurya era bricks measuring 47 cm long, 26 to 28 cm wide and 7 cm thick were used to build the wall.
According to archeologists involved in the excavation, the findings of the wall ruins have archaeological significance...
The Department of Archaeology and Lumbini Development Trust started excavating and exploring Tilaurakot, an ancient Shakya capital city where Siddhartha Gautam spent his princely life before he became the Buddha, and its surrounding areas in 2012.
A geophysical survey of the Tilaurakot premises conducted in 2014 showed a 30m long, 30m wide structure in the sunken land and a wall around it. The geophysical survey revealed an empty space in the middle which is believed to be a pond. The fresh excavation found the walls encircling the pond.
During an excavation in 2016/17, archaeologists had discovered the south-west and the south-east corners of the pond. The fresh finding of the wall ruins has been linked to those two corners, said archeologists involved in the excavation...
Various structures and goods from around 2,400 years ago, which was confirmed by carbon dating, were recovered at different times during the excavations.
(Excerpt) Read more at kathmandupost.com ...
Ruins of Maurya-era wall unearthed in Tilaurakot, KapilvastuPost Photohttps://tkpo.st/3NNLR5A
Tilaurakot, Kapilvastu, Nepal.
In the South. Very near the India border.
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