Evidence of 3,000-year-old civilisation found in Maha

Yavatmal, April 24: Researchers from the Nagpur University claimed to have found remains of a nearly 3,000-year-old civilisation along with its houses in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district which they believe date back to the Iron Age.

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A team from the Nagpur University’s Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology conducted excavations at Pachkhed village in Babulgaon taluka here in 2023-24, Head of the Department Dr Prabash Sahu told PTI.

There is a mound outside the Pachkhed village which is an archaeological site, wherein they found around 8.73 metres of cultural deposits during the excavation last year, he said.