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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old copper hoard

Lucknow: Archaeologists have discovered a copper hoard believed to be nearly 4,000-years-old near a village in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, raising hopes of its radiocarbon dating and understanding the culture and chronology of that period.

“The hoard, weighing about 25 kilograms and consisting of various types of artifacts, including a barbed spearhead, an anthropomorphic figure, flat shouldered axes, chisels and rings, was discovered quite accidentally,” director, UP Directorate of Archeology, Rakesh Tewari, said.

He said the hoard, which was accidentally discovered by a villager in the fields on August 31 last, was hidden in a house in Udaipurwa village for melting.

The local police, however, came to know of the discovery and raided the house and recovered the hoard, Tewari said.

It was later examined by the archaeologists of the Directorate, he said, adding that the exploration of the area showed that it was part of an ancient site which comprised a thick cultural deposit.

The site was located to the south of Udaipurwa village near the Rind river, which was a tributary of Yamuna and extended roughly in an area of 1.5 to 2 acres, he said.

Presently, this piece of land is under cultivation, Mr. Tewari added.

“The exposed sections indicate that the site may be containing about 1.5 to 2 metre thick cultural deposit,” the director said. - PTI

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