Mahasthangarh Site
Another brick built wall, more objects dug out
Part of the 2300-year-old wall found during the ongoing excavation at Mahasthangarh archaeological site in Bogra district by a Bangladesh-France joint team.Photo: STAR
The archaeologists of Bangladesh-France joint excavation team have dug out more brick built ancient structures including a wall of Mauryan period at Mohasthangarh site in Bogra recently. "The very ancient brick built wall was constructed about 2300 years ago during the period of Mauryan dynasty. We have also found a part of an ancient brick built road along with four copper coins of Mauryan dynasty during the ongoing excavation,” Dr Barbara Faticoni, a member of the France team, told The Daily Star on Saturday. The six-metre-long wall was found in the south-eastern area of the site. Earlier the France team found an ancient gate and an observation tower in the south-west area. Bangladesh team found many old brick built walls in the south-west corner of Mohasthan site. Archaeologists presume that most of the bricks and stone pieces were re-used for construction of Buddhist temples. “We have found a brick built structure of a Buddhist temple in the south-west corner of the site along with other objects,” said Bangladesh team leader Nahid Sultana. About three years ago, Bangladesh team found another Buddhist temple in the same area along with a wider brick paved floor between two Buddhist temples. The width of the recently found walls are from one metre to 1.35m, she added.
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