Catalogue of Archaeological Sites in Bihar (5) BLOCK- KURHANI 1. Name of Village: Amrakh Location: 22 km to the southeast of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (180 × 100 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 6th -7th century CE. 2. Name of Village: Anwara Location: 16 km to the southeast of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (130 × 80 × 1 m); Potsherds– red ware and black ware. Remarks: The site had settled around the 4th -5th century CE. 3. Name of Village: Arizrpur Ragho Location: 17 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (100 × 80 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 1st century CE. 4. Name of Village: Bachhuman Location: 22 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (300 × 200 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware, black-and-red ware and NBP ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase. 5. Name of Village: Balia Location: 23 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Structure– mud stupa. Remarks: The Stupa belongs to the early medieval period. 6. Name of Village: Bangra Bansidhar Location: 21 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (280 × 200 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware, grey ware and NBP ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 3rd century BCE. 7. Name of Village: Barkurwa Location: 13 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (240 × 200 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 8. Name of Village: Basauli Location: 20 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (150 × 125 × 0.5 m); Potsherds– red ware and black-and-red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 9. Name of Village: Bishnupur Gidha Location: 9 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (200 × 150 × 2.25 m); Potsherds– red ware and black ware. Page 1 of 238 © KP Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna – No part of the document can be reproduced. Catalogue of Archaeological Sites in Bihar Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 10. Name of Village: Chanhua Location: 15 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (150 × 100 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware, black-slipped ware, NBP ware and red slipped ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the pre NBPW phase and the settlement continued upto the 2nd century BCE. 11. Name of Village: Gaurihari (Gauraia?) Location: 14 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (140 × 120 × 1.25 m); Potsherds– red ware, black ware, NBP ware and black-and-red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the pre NBPW period. 12. Name of Village: Gorigama Location: 27 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (200 × 160 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 13. Name of Village: Jamarua Location: 15 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound – (200 × 180 × 1.5 m); Potsherds – red ware, black-slipped ware and NBP associated ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 6th century BCE. 14. Name of Village: Jawa Location: 15 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (150 × 80 × 1 m); Potsherds– red ware, black-slipped ware and NBP associated ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 3rd century BCE. 15. Name of Village: Kerama (Kerwan Dih?) Location: 15 km to the southeast of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (250 × 160 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware and black ware Remarks: The site had settled around 2nd century BCE, and the settlement continued up to the 1st century CE. 16. Name of Village: Kharauna Dih Location: 15 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (320 × 320 × 5 m); Potsherds– red ware, black ware, NBP ware, grey ware and black-slipped ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase, and the settlement continued upto the early medieval period. 17. Name of Village: Kinari Location: 7 km to the northeast of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (120 × 90 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware and black-and-red ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 6th century BCE, and the settlement continued upto the 1st century CE. Page 2 of 238 © KP Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna – No part of the document can be reproduced. Catalogue of Archaeological Sites in Bihar 18. Name of Village: Kishunpur Madhuban Location: 16 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (150 × 180 × 1.75 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during Kushan period. 19. Name of Village: Ladauar Location: 10 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (60 × 55 × 1 m); Potsherds– red ware, black ware and grey ware Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 20. Name of Village: Madhopur (Madhopur Chikni?/Madhopur Kapur?/Madhopur Susta?) Location: 2.5 km to the northwest of Kudhani block hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (250 × 150 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled around 2nd century BCE. 21. Name of Village: Padmaul Location: 29 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (100 × 100 × 1 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the medieval period. 22. Name of Village: Sumera Location: 8 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (78 × 78 × 1 m); Potsherds– red ware, black-and-red ware, NBP ware, grey ware and black-slipped ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase, and the settlement continued upto the early medieval period. 23. Name of Village: Tarsan Kishuni Location: 9 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mounds– (320 × 300 × 3 m), (140 × 130 × 3 m) and (150 × 150 × 3 m); Potsherds– red ware, black ware, black-and-red ware, NBP ware, grey ware and black-slipped ware; Antiquities– broken terracotta piece of corn rubber. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase, and the settlement continued upto the early medieval period. 24. Name of Village: Thuhawan Location: 15 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (274 × 259 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware, black ware, black-and- red ware, NBP ware and black-slipped ware; Sculptures – Shivalinga and unidentified images in black- stone; Antiquities– broken terracotta bead and hopscotch. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase and the settlement continued upto the early medieval period. The sculptures belong to the early medieval period. 25. Name of Village: Turki Location: 10 km to the south of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (180 × 100 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware, black-slipped ware and NBP ware. Page 3 of 238 © KP Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna – No part of the document can be reproduced. Catalogue of Archaeological Sites in Bihar Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase, and the settlement continued upto the early medieval period. (6) BLOCK- MARWAN 1. Name of Village: Bhatauna Location: 16 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (220 × 200 × 3 m); Potsherds– red ware and black-slipped ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase, and the settlement continued upto the early medieval period. 2. Name of Village: Bishundatpur Location: 7 km to the west of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (100 × 80 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware and black ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 3. Name of Village: Dih Pakohi Location: 8 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (100 × 90 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware and black ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 4. Name of Village: Karjan Dih Location: 20 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (80 × 80 × 1 m); Potsherds– red ware and black ware; Antiquities– terracotta broken ball. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 5. Name of Village: Mansurpur Chamarua Location: 9 km to the west of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (240 × 200 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware, grey ware and black- slipped ware; Antiquities– broken terracotta corn rubber and human figurine. Remarks: The site had settled during the NBPW phase, and the settlement continued up to the early medieval period. 6. Name of Village: Raharia Location: 17 km to the southwest of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (400 × 340 × 2.25 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. (7) BLOCK- MINAPUR 1. Name of Village: Neura Location: 13 km to the north of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound – (200 × 150 × 2 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. (8) BLOCK- BARURAJ Page 4 of 238 © KP Jayaswal Research Institute, Patna – No part of the document can be reproduced. Catalogue of Archaeological Sites in Bihar 1. Name of Village: Bhakhara Location: 30 km to the west of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (250 × 200 × 1.5 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 2. Name of Village: Fateha Location: 25 km to the west of Muzaffarpur district hqs. Archaeological Features: Mound– (300 × 240 × 1.25 m); Potsherds– red ware. Remarks: The site had settled during the early medieval period. 3. Name of Village: Jasauli Location: 47 km to the west of Muzaffarpur district hqs.