________________ The Archaeological Personality of Vaisali 455 Spooner neither found out the royal palace nor did he come across such antiquities as would prove Basarb as Vaigali, but he got numerous antiquities along with scals and sealings. Where Bloch did not consider any antiquarian remains earlier thap fourth century A. D., there Spooner came across the antiquities even belonging to the third century B. C. Spooner laid out three trenches at an untouched space in between the trenches dug out by Bloch and eleven trenches on the north-eastern portion of the Garh. The objective of digging the first set of three trenches was to find out much more ancient objects by digging deeper than what his predecessor (Bloch) bad done, and the purpose of digging the second set of eleven trenches was to trace out the existence of any rampart around the Garh. This archaeologist succeeded in finding out antiquities much more ancient than Bloch's collection, but he could not be able to trace out the remains of any rampart. Amongst the antiquities, discovered by Spooner, mention may be made of the 283 impressions of seals on 235 terracotta surfaces. Besides, terracotta toys and figurines, punch-marked coins of both silver and copper, one copper coin of Kadphises II, bangles of conch and copper, antimony rods of copper, beads of precious stones, terracotta pendants, a gold plate, a stone image of the Buddha, a stone seat with two human feet, bone and terracotta dice etc. were his worthwhile discoveries. Terracotta seals and scalings of freshthi, nigamas, private individuals, and queen Prabbudama deserve special mention. Structural remains, exposed by Spooner included fragmentary foundations of brick walls, and the Sunga wall of twelve courses of bricks. Some bricks measured 12" x 9" x 2" and others 111" x 87" x 21". Tiles and finials were also discovered which confirmed the tiled character of the concerned superstructure. IV. Excavations in 1950 After about three and a half decades, Shri Krishna Deva, Superintendent, Archaeological Survey of India, Mid-Eastern Circle, Patna, under the auspices of the Vaigali Sangha, undertook excavations at Vaijali in February 1950, selecting Raja Visala ka Garh and Chakramdas for his work. His excavations revealed two periods of the defence-wall of the Garh; the first period had the mud rampart, whereas the second one of bricks was - 1. Vaisali Excavations : 1950, published by the Vaisali Sangha in 1961,
