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Submitted by bat400 on Wednesday, 15 October 2014  Page Views: 2870

Multi-periodSite Name: Tarighat
Country: India Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kurud  Nearest Village: Tarighat
Latitude: 21.033000N  Longitude: 81.604000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Tarighat submitted by dodomad : Archaeologist J.R. Bhagat inside the trench with charred patches surrounding him. Site in India (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village in Durg district of Chhattisgarh. "Remnants of a burnt ancient city, believed to be dating back to 2nd century BC, have been found in an archaeological site in Tarighat. Artifacts were first found in 2008, prior to excavation.

Site location is for the modern village of Tarighat, and does not reflect the archaeological site. The “gutted settlement” reminds one the famed Roman city of Pompeii - The Asian Age.

Note: Remains of burnt ancient city found in Chandigarh, India.
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Remains of burnt ancient city found in Chandigarh by bat400 on Wednesday, 23 July 2014
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Remnants of a burnt ancient city, believed to be dating back to 2nd century BC, have been found in an archaeological site in Tarighat, nearly 30 km from here. The “gutted settlement” reminds one the famed Roman city of Pompeii that got buried under 13-20 feet of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

The remains of the charred city have been found around 20 feet below Tarighat archaeological site which came into national focus when excavation had brought to surface a 2,500-year-old urban centre in 2013.

“It is a stunning discovery. Our excavation, which began last year, has reached 35 feet deep now. The excavation has so far yielded remains of various settlements that had come up at the site from sixth century AD to second century BC. A huge burnt patch of around eight feet high was unearthed at 9-12th layer believed to be dating back to second century BC,” Tarighat excavation director and archaeologist J.R. Bhagat told this newspaper here on Thursday.

According to him, evidence establishing that the settlement was completely devastated by a huge fire have been found at the site.

The peculiar features, pointing to devastation by fire, have been noticed inside all trenches dug up in the site at the same level. These types of burnt patches are also visible in the sections of the mound which was washed away by flood in river Kharoun. The archaeological site is situated on the bank of river Kharoun.

“In all the trenches at this level long patches of burnt walls, floors, charcoal remains of bamboo, brickbats, pottery, bones and postholes have been found. This indicates that a thriving urban centre had come up there in second century BC which was completely destroyed by fire,” he revealed.

Thanks to coldrum for the link. Source: http://www.asianage.com

Also thanks to jackdaw1. See http://www.megalithic.co.uk General Forum.
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