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Carved redstone with Devnagri script found in Ayodhya dig
Ayodhya, June 27: A carved redstone piece with inscriptions in Devnagri script was today taken out from one of the trenches during the excavation undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India to find out if a temple existed prior to the construction of Babri masjid, ASI sources said.
Ayodhya, June 27: A carved redstone piece with inscriptions in Devnagri script was today taken out from one of the trenches during the excavation undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India to find out if a temple existed prior to the construction of Babri masjid, ASI sources said.
The stone piece was removed from trench no j-3 after 123 days of digging, the sources said.
The redstone piece, measuring about 51 x 30 centimetres and 6 inches thick, bore certain clear inscriptions in Devnagri script and is said to be an important artefact found during the digging.
The sources said that a broken piece of this stone might still be buried beneath the ground.
The ASI team examined about 65 articles found in excavation work in Ayodhya today, sources added.
Bureau Report
The redstone piece, measuring about 51 x 30 centimetres and 6 inches thick, bore certain clear inscriptions in Devnagri script and is said to be an important artefact found during the digging.
The sources said that a broken piece of this stone might still be buried beneath the ground.
The ASI team examined about 65 articles found in excavation work in Ayodhya today, sources added.
Bureau Report