Ancient Site of Naurangabad
It is a site of ancient habitation spread over an area of about 59 acres. The surface explorations have yielded a large number of coins, coin-moulds, seals and sealing of different Kings of historical period including those of Yaudheya, Indo-Greek, Kushana and Gupta periods. Its collection may be seen in Haryana Prantiya Puratatva Sangrahalaya, Gurukul, Jhajjar. One of the terracotta seals found from this site confirms that this city was known as Nakanagar during 1st to 3rd Century AD and was an important town of Yaudheya Republic of ancient India. The archaeological excavations have yielded continuous cultural sequence of the early historical periods. Occurrence of a fortified township of mud brick and also baked brick structures show the development in building material and style. Notable and representative antiquities of these cultural periods were also found in the excavations.
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Location
Village-Naurangabad, Tehsil & District – Bhiwani
Situation -: Situated about 8 kms. from District headquarter of Bhiwani
Under protection of -: Government of India
Period -: Circa 1st century BC to 5th Century AD