Moghalmari
Location | West Bengal, India |
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Coordinates | 21°59′33″N 87°17′47″E / 21.99250°N 87.29639°E. |
Type | Settlement |
Site notes | |
Ownership | Archaeological Survey of India |
Moghalmari or Mogolmari is a village and an
Geography
Location
Moghalmari is located at 21°59′33″N 87°17′47″E / 21.99250°N 87.29639°E.
Excavation
The first detailed excavation of the Moghalmari site started in 2003 by a group of archaeologists led by Asok Datta from Department of Archaeology, University of Calcutta.
In 2006-07 another extensive excavation was started on MGM1 and another site named MGM3. The excavations revealed a long wall covered with stucco decorations consisting of floral, animals and human figurines, and also evidenced two stages of construction of the structure. Another important discovery of the excavation was the discovery of a Buddha image on a slate stone.[8]
Another round of excavations in 2012 revealed various stucco figures in the walls with votive tablets having figure of Buddha as the central element, and flanked by
References
- ^ a b Shankar Chattopadhay, Suhrid (22 February 2013). "Unearthing a culture". Frontline. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Moghalmari excavations unveil West Bengal's Buddhist past". The Hindu. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Mukherjee Pandey, Jhimli (5 April 2012). "Dantan site may be the missing link of Hiuen Tsang's memoirs". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Nalanda buzz around Bengal Buddha statues". The Telegraph. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Moghalmari excavation to start again". The Telegraph. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ Sarkar, Sebanti (13 January 2014). "Buried in a village heap, history of Buddhist Bengal". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Six terracotta tablets found at Moghalmari". Times of India. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Kumar Datta, Asok (2008). Excavations at Moghalmari: first interim report 2003-04 to 2007-08. Kolkata: Asiatic Society.
See also
- Karnasubarna
- Mogalmari Bauddha Mahavihara