Ambari Archaeological Site

After having lunch at a nearby place, I decided to go to this place. Initially I wasn't able to find the way here. Then I asked some people and they were very helpful to me. The place wasn't big and quite remarkable as something of such historical significance found here in the midst of the city. There was also a small museum in which there are records of the excavation work held in this place and how it looked in the beginning and after. Therefore it was a good experience for me to be here. ~11th May, 2023

Ambari Archeological site maintained by archeology department of govt of Assam.Ancient remaining of brick walls are there. Besides that samll musuem is also there. Not well maintained like the other Archeological sites. If well maintained there is huge chance of turism.

Ambari archeological site is located,in heart of Guwahati city.The site was discovered early in the year 1960. There is also a museum here and there is a statue made of clay.Apart from this, there is a stone statue here.

AMBARI ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, KAMRUP GUWAHATI ONE OF THE TOP MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SITE. WITNESS OF 1ST CBC EVIDENCE OF CULTURE PERIOD PEOPLE LIVED

A nice place located in the heart of Guwahati. Lot of excavated archeological memoirs are stored there. It is a good place to gather information about the various ages in the history of the region. Overall the culture of the region is reflected.

There are some old ruins, submerged in a swamp. Almost no curation. A small museum hosts several artifacts, ill maintained. It was disappointing to see the lack of attention to the artifacts. A library on site looks more like a record room - disorganized and dusty. Wish they take better care of the treasures here.

The Ambari Archaeological Site (Lat. 26° 11’ 8’’ N; Long. 91° 45′ 21’’ E), situated in the heart of the Guwahati city in Kamrup District of Assam was accidentally discovered in course of digging the foundation for the building of the Reserve Bank of India in 1969. From 1970 to 2003 the site was excavated by different excavators. The occupation of Ambari has been made into two distinct cultural periods ranging from c. 7th to 12th c. AD and 13th to 17th c. AD respectively.       The excavation at Ambari Archaeological Site in 2008-09 jointly by the Guwahati Circle of ASI and the Directorate of Archaeology, Assam is important and significantly rewarding in view of the fact that no cultural findings of the Sunga-Kushana period (2nd-1st c. BC to 3rd c. AD) were ever excavated in Northeast India prior to this excavation. The most important discovery of the excavation of Ambari Archaeological Site during the field season 2008-09 is flight of steps made of bricks leading to the tank. Besides, the excavation has revealed two floors and two hearths resting on the natural soil significantly. The ceramic industry of the site is dominated by Kaolin ware, Red ware, Buff ware and few Grey wares, which are available in medium and coarse fabrics and occasionally applied with slip. All the pot sherds found are of wheel-turned, although a small percentage of handmade potteries is also recovered. It is worth mentioning here that three types of foreign ceramics namely Arretine and Roulleted ware (1st -2nd C.AD.), Chinese celadon ware (10th -12th C.AD.), and Green glazed ware (16th -17th C.AD.), were also found in the excavation.

Most probably due to covid, the maintenance is very low