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Press Release – Recent season of Archaeological explorations at Ramagrama and Tilaurakot- Kapilavastu concludes

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Press Release – Recent season of Archaeological explorations at Ramagrama and Tilaurakot- Kapilavastu concludes  27th November 2019  The Department of Archaeology (Government of Nepal), the Lumbini Development Trust, and  Durham University’s UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage have  concluded a season of collaborative field activities at Ramagrama and Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, both  on the Government of Nepal’s list of Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  The fieldwork at Ramagrama was sponsored by the Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection  Alliance, with the support of UNESCO Kathmandu, has made new archaeological discoveries within  the vicinity of this internationally significant pilgrimage site, believed to be the only original  unopened stupa to house the Gautama Buddha’s relics. While earlier investigations identified a large  monastic complex and brick-edged tank close to the stupa, our n...

Evidence of Koliya state found in Banjariya excavation site

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Evidence of Koliya state found in Banjariya excavation site A team of archaeologists excavated substantial evidences suggesting that Panditpur of Banjariya VDC was the capital of the ancient state Koliya. A team of archaeologists excavated substantial evidences suggesting that Panditpur of Banjariya VDC was the capital of the ancient state Koliya. The team made such a claim after finding materials dating back to the seventh century BC. The archaeologists have found ring wells, topaz, bangles, glasses, stones, and human statues dating back to the Kushand era. Former Deputy Director of the Department of Archaeology Tarananda Mishra claimed that the findings pointed to the fact that Panditpur was the capital of  Koliya, also known as ‘Ramgram’ and is spread across 360,000 square kilometres. According to Mishra, the team excavated the foundations of boundary walls erected to protect the city which suggests that the site was the location of the administrative headquarters in Antonagar. ...

Kshatriya Koli Ruling Chief

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The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical ... https://books.google.co.in › books Sir Roper Lethbridge  - 2005 - ‎ Preview  - ‎ More editions ... University in 1872, and Professor of Mathematics in the Presidency  College  in 1884. ... Belongs to a Kshatriya  Koli  (Hindu) family. ... The title is hereditary, the  Sardar  being the head of the Bahrwal branch of the