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