An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v2.c35.69

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**Harinarayanpur**, (22°8′; 88°13′), Dt 24-Parganas, on the e. bank of the Hooghly, 6 km s.-e. from Diamond Harbour town, has yielded and has still been yielding from its eroded section numerous antiquities bespeaking the richness of the site. Explorations by individuals and various organizations—the Asutosh Museum, Indian Museum, ASI, and Directorate of the State Dept of Arch.—have recovered handmade and moulded terracotta human and animal figurines and toy carts of the Maurya, Śuṅga and Kushan periods, terracotta seals and sealing [3.2], silver punch-marked and uninscribed cast copper coins [3.1], sherds of the NBPW [11.16] and Rouletted Ware [11.21], sprinklers, grey and black pottery and thousands of stone and glass beads, some with etched designs. A number of stone celts and hammer-stones may indicate a prehistoric occupation as well.