Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c42.s2.5

v2.c42.s2.5

Although Ahicchatra and Girivraja (modern Rājgīr) occur in the epic, Pāṭaliputra founded in the sixth century BC is not mentioned, proving the antiquity of the epic. At several places in the epic, the modest descriptions fit in with the early PGW cultures in Hastināpur etc., which were hardly urban, and were at best large agro-rural settlements resembling that in the Late-Harappan Bhagwānpura. (Ghosh, 1973: 9-11; Sharma, 1983:172-73 and Joshi 1987: 27)