Chandraketugarh
Chandraketugarh is a 2,500 years old archaeological site located near the Bidyadhari river, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Kolkata, India, in the district of North 24 parganas, near the township of Berachampa and the Harua Road railhead. Once it was an important hub of international maritime trade. A museum has been built near the site depicting largely collections of Dilip Kumar Maity, a retired school teacher and amateur archaeologist.
An ASI Listed Monument | |
The mound of Khana-Mihir or Barahamihir on Prithiba road, Berachampa (Chandraketugarh ruins) | |
Shown within West Bengal | |
| Location | West Bengal, India |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°41′52″N 88°41′18″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 400 BCE to 800 BCE |
| Abandoned | 12th century CE |
Asutosh Museum of Indian Art conducted excavation between 1957 and 1968, which revealed relics of several historical periods, although the chronological classification of the relics remains incomplete. Many of the Chandraketugarh items and terracottas are now in collections of museums in India and abroad; and many of them are a part of private collections.
According to some historians, the Chandraketugarh site and surrounding area could be the place known to ancient Greek and Roman writers as having the same name as the river Ganges (Γάγγης).
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal (serial no. N-WB-1), Chandraketu's Fort is an ASI listed monument.