Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.402

c8.402

Interesting discoveries have been made by the Archaeological Department of the Government of India on the site of Pāṭaliputra. Some may be mentioned here: (1) remains of wooden palisades at Lohanipura, Bulandibagh, Mahārājganja and Mangle's Tank; (2) punch-marked coins found at Golakpur; (3) Didarganj Statue; (4) Dārukhiā Devi and Perso-Ionic capital; (5) the railing pillar probably belonging to the time of Śungas; (6) coins of Kusāṇa and Gupta kings; (7) votive clay tablet found near Purabdarwāzā; (8) remains of Hinayāna and Mahāyāna monasteries at the time of Fa-hien; the temples of Sthūlabhadra and other Jaina temples, and the temples of Choṭi and Bari Patan Devi (Pāṭaliputra by Monoranjan Ghose, pp. 14-15). For further details, vide Law, Indological Studies, Pl. III; Law, The Magadhas in Ancient India (J.R.A.S. Publication, No. 24); Law, Tribes in Ancient India, Ch. XLVI.