Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh)
Pundranagara E Gate
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇧🇩 Rajshahi, Bogura, Mahasthangarh, Bangladesh
About
About Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh)
Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh) in Rajshahi, Bogura, Mahasthangarh, Bangladesh is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and LiDAR document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary necropolis. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 12.1 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 25 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 2013
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1199 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1881
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1444 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
24.9600° N · 89.3400° E · 25 m · 4 mapped features
Principal Monument
structurePrincipal Monument at Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh) — structure with stratified deposits
24.9575° N · 89.3388° EAncillary Complex
complexAncillary Complex at Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh) — complex with stratified deposits
24.9615° N · 89.3390° EOutlier Feature
outlierOutlier Feature at Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh) — outlier with stratified deposits
24.9623° N · 89.3407° EReservoir/Cistern
hydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Pundranagara — East Rampart Gate (Mahasthangarh) — hydraulic with stratified deposits
24.9596° N · 89.3394° E