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HISTORY,
LEGENDS & MYTHOLOGY
Uttar Pradesh farmer strikes historical relics in
his field
Senoli
(Uttar Pradesh): A farmer in Uttar Pradesh on
Saturday struck historical artefacts, dating back
to the Indus Valley Civilisation while digging his
fields. Sri Ram Sharma, a debt-ridden sugarcane farmer,
said he was awestruck when he saw a skeleton of an
ancient man wearing copper bracelets and a pearl necklace
and mud pots in his field and immediately alerted
the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). "I was tilling
the field, and during digging I suddenly realised
that something was there. When I dug further, I saw
a skeleton and some artefacts. I immediately alerted
the Archaeological Survey of India," he said. The
ASI team, which hurriedly reached the spot, is excited,
as it believes the find will give boost to the tourism
in the Bagpat region, being developed as the hub of
Mahabharata circuit by the state government. Archaeologists
said the skeleton was supposedly of a young man caked
in mud and dirt over the centuries.
Baijnath
Awasthi, an archeologist said the shape and inscriptions
on the artefacts indicated that they could belong
to the 3000 year old Sindhu period, though tests like
radio-carbon dating had yet to be conducted. Awasthi
said the findings were of immense historical significance.
"From whatever investigations we have done, it seems
that it was a burial site of (an ancient) civilisation.
We have found the skeleton, which is in a good condition.
It seems that there must have been a cremation ground
for this civilisation which we are looking for," said
Awasthi. The Indus Valley Civilisation, also known
as the Harappan civilisation is one of the most fascinating
yet mysterious cultures of the ancient world. The
culture existed along the Indus River in present day
Pakistan and was named after the city of Harappa,
which was it hub. Harappa was well known for its impressive,
organized and regular layout. There were well laid
our plumbing and drainage system, including indoor
toilets. Over one hundred other towns and villages
also existed in this region.
-Aug
28, 2005
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