Wari-Bateshwar ruins
উয়ারী-বটেশ্বর | |
| Location | Wari-Bateshwar, Narsingdi District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates | 24°05′35″N 90°49′32″E / 24.09306°N 90.82556°E |
| Type | Settlement |
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| Cultures | Northern Black Polished Ware |
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The Wari-Bateshwar (Bengali: উয়ারী-বটেশ্বর, Bengali pronunciation: [u̯aɾi bɔʈeʃʃɔɾ]) ruins in Narsingdi, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh is one of the oldest urban archaeological sites in Bangladesh. Excavation in the site unearthed a fortified urban center, paved roads and suburban dwelling. The site was primarily occupied during the Iron Age, from 400 to 100 BCE, as evidenced by the abundance of punch-marked coins and Northern Black Polished Ware (NBPW) artifacts.
The site also reveals signs of pit dwelling, a feature typically found in Chalcolithic archaeological sites in the Indian sub-continent.