Uttarakhand

• 05 Mar 2022

Statue from the Indus Valley Civilization period

why in the news

Recently, on the initiative of Doon Library and Research Center of Uttarakhand, researchers of archeology and history have discovered a stone-made Mahish (Buffalo) face quadrangular human statue from Deval village located in Yamuna valley in Uttarkashi district.

key points

• On March 4, 2022, researcher and historian of Doon Library and Research Center Prof. Maheshwar Prasad Joshi gave this information to the journalists.
• Researchers are looking at connecting this statue with the statue of 'Adi Shiva' obtained from the Indus Valley Civilization. He says the statue underlines the traditional relationship between the Indus Valley Civilization and Uttarakhand.
• This rare statue has been published in the latest issue of the prestigious research journal 'East and West' published from Rome, which shows its archaeological importance.
• Pro. Maheshwar Prasad Joshi said that in the Yamuna Valley of Uttarakhand, the remains related to the Indus Valley Civilization have already been found. Here the inscriptions of Ashoka at Kalsi, the altars of Ashwamedha Yagya made of bricks at Jagatgram and Purola and the Devalaya group of Lakhamandal are famous.
• He said that on the initiative of Doon Library and Research Center, researchers associated with archeology have recently discovered many other important remains of archaeological importance from this area.