Debalgarh
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Debalgarh is an archaeological site located at Debagram Anulia village in Nadia district of West Bengal, India.[1][2] Post-Gupta, Pala, Sena and Sultanate period artefacts have been recovered from the archaeological site,[3] which representing an estimated 1500 years of history of the settlement. Debalgarh is believed to have been a trading center during the Sena period;[4][5] Artistic excellence is observed in the pottery of this period.[6]
Location | Debagram, West Bengal, India |
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Coordinates | 23.1584422°N 88.6589176°E / 23.1584422; 88.6589176 |
Type | Settlement |
Length | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
Width | 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruins |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Yes |
The archaeological site is spread over an area of 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi); the roughly square archeological site is both about 1 km long in length and width.[7] The remains of a wide wall built of mud and bricks, which was 15 feet to 20 feet wide, are observed around this mean. On the outer side of the wall was a moat 40–50 meters wide and 8–10 feet deep, much of which has now disappeared.[8]
Excavation work has not been conducted by any government agency here. However, black-red pottery,[3] Jol pradīpa (A type of lamp), Buddhist and Vishnu idols[9] have been discovered from the archaeological site.[1][6]