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Multi-periodSite Name: Jajmau ka tila Alternative Name: Jajmau ka kila, SiddhapuriCountry: India
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Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Kanpur Nearest Village: Jajmau
Latitude: 26.434250N Longitude: 80.407900E
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Jajmau ka tila is an ancient settlement in Jajmau, Kanpur dating back to 1300 BC
Jajmau ka tila is a huge mound situated on the banks of the Ganga (Ganges) river in a suburb of Kanpur. The site was discovered in 1956 during the construction of a bridge across the Ganges. Copper artifacts and Painted Grey Ware pot sherds were found on the surface at the site which had been used as a garbage tip and was occupied by squatters. Excavations were undertaken initially in two phases in 1956-58 and 1973-78. The latter turned up a clay seal inscribed in Brahmi.
2006 saw further excavations during the widening of the Ganges Bridge highway and finds from this excavation included Black and Red Ware pottery, a hoard of 700 silver punch-marked coins bearing images of the sun, crescents and trees on them. Also found were terracotta ware and both mud and baked bricks from the Mauryan and pre-Mauryan period. Charcoal finds have been radio carbon dated to 1300 - 1200 BC.
Some ruins have been left undisturbed to illustrate construction and layout. Interestingly, gaps between the houses would imply a drainage system whilst there is evidence of a water supply system too.
Artifacts recovered from the site are housed in Kanpur's Sangrahalaya Museum.
Within a few metres of the site are the ruins of a Kushan Period settlement dated to 100 BC - 300 AD which was discovered in 2009.
References:
http://www.uparchaeology.org/exploration_excavation1_3.htm#trail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jajmau
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