Chirand — Wikipedia

Chirand is an archaeological site in the Saran district of Bihar, India, situated on the northern bank of the Ganga River. Evidence of wheat was found. It has a large pre-historic mound which is known for its continuous archaeological record from the Neolithic age (about 2500–1345 BC) to the reign of the Pala dynasty who ruled during the pre-medieval period. The excavations in Chirand have revealed stratified Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age settlements, and transitions in human habitation patterns dating from 2500 BC to 30 AD. The river Ghaghara joins Ganga a short distance away from...