Saunkh | |
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Town | |
Saunkh | |
Coordinates: 27°23′42″N 77°29′38″E / 27.395°N 77.494°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mathura |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,556 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Website |
npsonkh |
Saunkh, often spelled as Sonkh, is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. [1]
The site is well-known for archaeological excavations led by Herbert Härtel in 1969-70. [2] Numerous artefacts recovered from Sonkh are visible in the Mathura Museum. [3] Stratigraphical analysis at Sonkh and other sites has shown that the area of Mathura was almost undeveloped and Mathura was mostly a hamlet before the Mauyra era. [4]
Coins of the Mitra dynasty were found in Sonkh, corresponding to layers dated to about 150-50 BCE, at a time when the Indo-Greeks ruled over the region. [5] The earliest Mitra coins are those of Gomitra (150-50 BCE). [5]
Saunkh | |
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Town | |
Saunkh | |
Coordinates: 27°23′42″N 77°29′38″E / 27.395°N 77.494°E | |
Country | India |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
District | Mathura |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,556 |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Website |
npsonkh |
Saunkh, often spelled as Sonkh, is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India. [1]
The site is well-known for archaeological excavations led by Herbert Härtel in 1969-70. [2] Numerous artefacts recovered from Sonkh are visible in the Mathura Museum. [3] Stratigraphical analysis at Sonkh and other sites has shown that the area of Mathura was almost undeveloped and Mathura was mostly a hamlet before the Mauyra era. [4]
Coins of the Mitra dynasty were found in Sonkh, corresponding to layers dated to about 150-50 BCE, at a time when the Indo-Greeks ruled over the region. [5] The earliest Mitra coins are those of Gomitra (150-50 BCE). [5]