Nawalparasi, Dec. 16 -- era structures and relics have been recovered during a fresh excavation at Panditpur in ward 18 of Ramgram Municipality in Nawalparasi West. The new findings reinforce the site's status as one of the most significant ancient settlements in Nepal.

The excavation, carried out by the Department of Archaeology, revealed remains at locations different from those identified earlier through geophysical surveys. Archaeologist Bhaskar Gyawali said the new findings included copper coins from the Kushan period along with a range of archaeological materials.

"We had earlier uncovered structures of a Buddha-period city in this area, which is why Panditpur has long been considered an important site," he said. "This time, we ha...