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The Department of Archeology has started the second phase of excavation at Panditpur, a historical and archaeological site. Earlier in November, the Department of Archeology excavated the site where the structure of the ancient city of the Buddhist period was found in the Geophysics Survey.
After finding important structures and archeological objects in the excavation that lasted for a month, the second phase of excavation has started .
The department, which excavated only for one month due to low budget, has now continued the excavation after Lumbini state government and Ramgram municipality allocated an amount of 1.5 million. In the excavations carried out at Masinar, a large circular structure was found underground. According to Bhaskar Gyawali, senior archeology officer of the Department of Archeology, the excavation has been started in the important area shown by the geophysics survey.
Panditpur has been confirmed to be an important archaeological site as a sixth century structure was found in the scientific examination of the objects found in this area. Panditpur has been claimed as the capital of Koliya Republic as well as the site of Buddha's mawli.
From the Buddhist period to the Muslim (Mughal) community, diversity has been found in Panditpur. The archeology department has concluded that this is a very ancient settlement as structures from the sixth century were found. Ramgram municipality and local residents have been demanding to carry out detailed excavations in Panditpur spread over an area of 62 bighas.
