Relics
Relics from Khanjahan's homestead on display in Bagerhat
A five-day exhibition of artifacts found on the archeological excavation of the homestead of Khanjahan has begun in Bagerhat.
Khanjahan was the founder of the medieval city of Khalifatabad, now Bagerhat, which arose from the Sundarbans edge.
Deputy commissioner Md Azizur Rahman inaugurated the exhibition in Khanjahan's homestead area in Sundarghona of Bagerhat Sadar upazila on Friday.
The exhibition has been organised by the Khulna and Barisal regional offices of the department of archeology and will remain open from morning to afternoon for visitors.
After excavating for about two months, the archaeological department found the antiquities and artifacts of various architectural structures and utensils used 600 years ago.
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These artifacts include decorative bricks, walls of different periods, lime-made floors, roads, drainage, brick soling and pathways. Other items include terracotta pots, plates, bowls, saucers, and fragments of earthenware pitcher, oil lamps, engraved bricks, tiles and terracotta bowls.
Afroza Khan Mita, regional director of Khulna and Barisal division of the archeology department, said they have three visions through excavation -- to know the nature of the excavated artifacts by researching, to determine the approximate age of the archeological finds and to publish a complete report through research.
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