An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.t3.4

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The n. para-delta, the second physical division, lying between the Bhagirathi and the Brahmaputra-Jamuna, is essentially a vast plain watered by innumerable rivers. Its physiographical nature favoured the growth of early urban sites. Among such sites only BANGARH, Dt W. Dinajpur, lies in W. Bengal. It has been identified with ancient Kotivarṣa, a metropolis of the Puṇḍravardhana-*bhukti*. Excavation at this site shows three phases in its cultural history. Phase I corresponds to from the Maurya to the early Śuṅga period. From Phase II have been discovered brick structures of the Gupta period, while Phase III belongs to the post-Gupta epoch. But no correlation between the excavated materials and the phase to which they belong has been made out in the published report.