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ruined capital of the Mahabharata age, was excavated. These excavations throw abundant light on the 'Dark Age' of Indian Archaeology.
The ruins of Hastinapura, rising on an average 55 ft. from the surrounding plains are located on the deserted banks of the river Ganga, some 24-25 miles to the north-east of Meerut in the district of the same name. They measure about a mile in length and nearly one fourth in width. Vertical cuttings across the Ulta-Khera mound revealed four distinct occupational periods in the life of the town. The earliest of these which is related to the first quarter of the ist millennium B.C. was associated with the typical ceramic industry grey in colour with paintings in black. This period was brought to a close by heavy floods evidenced by clear lines of erosion on the secticn. Similar pottery is found at many sites in Bikaner, East Punjab
and west U. P. Notable amongst these are Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
