Harinarayanpur is an
archaeological
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site in the
Kulpi CD block in the
Diamond Harbour subdivision
Diamond Harbour subdivision is an administrative subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Overview
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the populat ...
of the
South 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore previously, with its Zilla Parishad now in Ba ...
district in the
India
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n
state
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of
West Bengal
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.
Geography
Location
Harinarayanpur is located at . It has an elevation of 4m above mean sea level.
Findings
According to Sharmi Chakraborty, Centre for archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, terracotta plaques, semi-precious stone beads and pottery of the
Sunga Kushana
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period have been found.
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References
Archaeological sites in West Bengal
South 24 Parganas district
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