| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | RJ05005467 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Sunari |
| State / राज्य | Rajasthan |
| District / जिला | Jhunjhunun |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Gothra (CT) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
Pre - History - प्रागैतिहासिक काल |
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| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
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| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
R. C. Agrawal and Vijai Kumar of the Department of Archaeology and Musums, Government of Rajasthan, undertook excavation at Sunari 27 53 N 75 56 E , about 150 km from Jaipur with a view to determining the stratigraphic position of the Painted Grey Ware and earlier pottery tradition, if any. The ancient mound of Sunari in Khetri Tehsil, is located on the right bank of river Kantli, a river which played a major role in the diffusion of ancient cultures. No less than fifty sites representing prehistoric to the early historical cultures have been discovered in the Kantli river basin, most important amongst them being the Copper age site of Ganeshwar at the cource of the river. But this is the only site yielding the paintd Grey ware. The excatation revealed the following three periods of culture. Period I is characterized by the presence of Grey ware, often painted in black pigment. Important types are straight-sided bowls and dishes with incurved sides. The black-and-red and black-slipped wares formed a significant percentage in the assemblage. The black-and-red ware, being unpainted and different from the of Ahar, is represented by dishes and bowls. The black-slipped ware is genrally available in fine to medium fabric, the prominent shape being bowl. Important antiquities include various iron implements, copper objects, bone points, beads of terracotta and semiprecious stones. Discovery of two furnaces for smelting and forging iron objects in the early phase of the Painted Gray Ware is a noteworthy feature of this period. Period II is represented by unslipped ware though black-and-red and black-slipped wars continued true N.B.P. sherds were also found. Thus the period may be assigned to the period coeval with that of the Northern Black Polished Ware. Among the important antiquities, mention may, be made of a stone plaque bearing auspicious Buddhist symbols, iron implements and copper objects. Period III is represented by typical pottery of the Sunga-Kushana period and important finds include a seal with an inscription in the Brahmi characters, terracotta aqnimal figurines, and copper cast coins. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | |
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| Ownership / स्वामित्व | |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
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