Pandu Rajar Dhibi
Location | West Bengal, India |
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Coordinates | 23°34′19″N 87°38′59″E / 23.57194°N 87.64972°E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 1600 BC or earlier |
Periods | Chalcolithic period |
Pandu Rajar Dhibi
Geography
5miles
Location
It is located near the southern bank of Ajay River and excavations have been made near Rajpotdanga and Panduk villages.[3][4]
Excavations
The site was first excavated by Paresh Chandra Dasgupta in 1954-57.
There were two main periods – the Chalcolithic period around 1600 BC – 750 BC, and the Iron Age.[4]
The people and their culture
As to the artists of the Chalcolithic culture of Bengal, we are in the dark. From an examination of skeletal remains (14-male, female & children) it appears that they were long-headed and medium to tall in height.
There was perhaps a brisk maritime trade in Chalcolithic Bengal, but sufficient evidence is not available. Certainly, the Ajay and her tributaries meeting the Bhagirathi were navigable at that time. The excavation at Pandu Rajar Dhibi has provided evidence for the gradual growth of a Chalcolithic culture and its displacement by iron-using people. There is evidence of a great conflagration in period III, which may be considered as the transitional period. The transition perhaps led to the exit of the Chalcolithic culture and entrance of the Iron Age.[4]
Significance
The excavations at Pandu Rajar Dhibi reveal the origin of the
References
- ^ "PANDU RAJAR DHIBI: REVISITING A FORGOTTEN PAST OF BENGAL". The Daily Guardian.
- ^ History: Ancient era en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021
- ^ ISBN 81-85459-36-3
- ^ a b c d e f Mukherjee, Shyam Chand (2012). "Pandu Rajar Dhibi". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Majumdar, R.C. (1971). History of Ancient Bengal. p. 23.