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Verified fortified settlements in India · Mysteria

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Verified fortified settlements in India

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Pauni Wainganga Fortified Settlement

Mauryan 3rd c BCE → Satavahana 1st c BCE–2nd c CE · Mauryan→ Satavahana Deccan — Wainganga basin

Pauni Wainganga Fortified Settlement — Mauryan–Satavahana fortified city (3rd c BCE–2nd c CE) on Wainganga River at Pauni, excavated 1969–70 by S.B. Deo and later Bhilai–Nagpur University.