INDIA, November 7, 2019 (Hindustan Times): The chance discovery of sculptures of Lord Shiva and Nandi and other artifacts dating back to the Kushan period that were unearthed in Faridapur village could give new insights into the history of the region, said heritage experts on Wednesday. The sculptures were discovered by miners while digging sand on the banks of Yamuna river in Karnal’s Faridapur village on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. “We will call it a chance discovery since the materials were found 25-30 feet below the surface level and the area is covered with sand. The process of extracting the remains will also be risky,” said Banani Bhattacharyya, deputy director, Department of Archaeology and Museums.
Expected to be thousands of years old, the sculptures, besides two stone pillars and some bricks, could give new insights about the Kushan period, she said. “We will first trace out the spread of the area where the statues were discovered since many evidences of artifacts dating back from the Kushan period to the Bhoj period have been found, almost from the 1st century AD to the 10th century AD, which means 1,000 years of history,” said Bhattacharyya. She said that officials from the department had visited the site on Tuesday and taken an undertaking from locals, who had taken possession of the discovered materials.
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