A gold rush is underway in Bijnor's Chandpur area ever since a local farmer recently hit upon a cache of artefacts believed to be from the Indus Valley civilisation while digging a trench in his field. The find -several copper utensils -dates back approximately 4,500 years old.
As word got around of the discovery at Harinagar village, rumours took root that the farmer had also chanced upon gold coins, and that a larger treasure may still be lying buried in his field and possibly those in the vicinity.What followed was a rush of locals as well as outsiders who were seen hard at work digging at odd hours. “The rumour that a treasure was found spread like wildfire. Many villagers rushed to the spot and some of them even dug up a few adjoining fields. But all they found were a few more utensils,“ local Tularam Singh said.
When the news reached district magistrate B Chandrakala, she immediately contacted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) office in Agra. As the archaeologists arrived to examine the discovery on Friday, the administration deployed police in the area to keep the treasure hunters at bay.
ASI superintending archaeologist (Agra circle) Bhuvan Vikram said the utensils, which are now with the agency, were most likely from the Harappan days. “We will start a research operation to determine the exact date and period of these utensils,“ he added. Officials are of the opinion that there may be more valuable articles buried in the field and want to excavate the area.
As word got around of the discovery at Harinagar village, rumours took root that the farmer had also chanced upon gold coins, and that a larger treasure may still be lying buried in his field and possibly those in the vicinity.What followed was a rush of locals as well as outsiders who were seen hard at work digging at odd hours. “The rumour that a treasure was found spread like wildfire. Many villagers rushed to the spot and some of them even dug up a few adjoining fields. But all they found were a few more utensils,“ local Tularam Singh said.
When the news reached district magistrate B Chandrakala, she immediately contacted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) office in Agra. As the archaeologists arrived to examine the discovery on Friday, the administration deployed police in the area to keep the treasure hunters at bay.
ASI superintending archaeologist (Agra circle) Bhuvan Vikram said the utensils, which are now with the agency, were most likely from the Harappan days. “We will start a research operation to determine the exact date and period of these utensils,“ he added. Officials are of the opinion that there may be more valuable articles buried in the field and want to excavate the area.
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