Over 2000-yr-old utensils found

Utensils,over two thousand years old,were found at a construction site in Budhwar Peth on Sunday where an old wada existed.

Utensils,over two thousand years old,were found at a construction site in Budhwar Peth on Sunday where an old wada existed. Historians and researchers say that it indicates Pune city was a recognised trade centre two thousand years ago.

They are the oldest ever found in the city which indicate that the city was a trade center at that time, said historian Pandurang Balkawade.

The utensils were found at the construction site in a 22-ft deep pit,he said adding that the utensils included a few broken pieces of terracotta,black and red pottery,polished pottery,cooking and food storage vessels. The site where the utensils were found is the old part of the city that is on the bank of Mutha river.

Balkawade,along with researchers Pravin Patil,Abhay Kale and Amol Bankar,has observed that these utensils were the oldest and appealed interested researchers to study further.

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