Artefacts of ‘pre-Iron Age’ excavated in Odisha

Artefacts of ‘pre-Iron Age’ excavated in Odisha

Context

Archaeological Survey of India, which has been excavating a mound at Jalalpur village of Odisha’s Cuttack district, has now come across stone and bone tools believed to be of early Iron Age.

ASI discovery in Jalalpur includes stone tools, potteries

• The discovery includes faunal remains, carbonised grains and stone and bone tools of early iron age to prehistoric period
• Yellow and dark grey colour soil noticed during the excavation signifies the rural settlement flourished in different eras
• Circular wall, semi-circular wall, crescent shape wall and mud platforms of different size and shape have been discovered

Other items retrieved

• Among the artefacts retrieved from the site include red ware, red slipped ware, grey and black wares, pots of different shapes, bowls, bowl-on-stand, ring based bowls, miniature pots, storage jars, pots.
• Similarly, other antiquities retrieved from the site are polished stone axes and adzes, terracotta sling balls.