Hastinapur, capital of the Kuru Kingdom in the era of Mahabharata. Some ancient structures imply the name of
Mahabharata personages such as Karna Ghat Mandir, Draupadi Ghat Mandir, Pandeshwar Mahadev Mandir, Pandv Tila, or
Ulta Khera Mound, etc. In the year 1950-52 some portion of Ulta Khera and Mound of Raghunathji was excavated by B.B. Lal.
He found 5 culture strata starting from Pre 1200 B.C. to the early 15th Century A.D and the first time he brings in limelight a
new ceramic industry Painted Grey Ware. The recovery of somehow Kushan Period bones(?,for exact time period, the
Archaeological Survey of India should remove all these evidences from the site and go through carbon dating.) from near site
HST 2 connects this mound with Bio-archaeology.
