Definition: Sirpur has been the site of archaeological investigations since 1872. It is located in central India in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh (formerly, Dakshin Kosala) State. It was an important religious and trade center [see Silk Road] with iron reserves, located on the bank of the Mahanadi River.
Recent excavations by the Archaeological Survey of India have discovered granaries and factories from the Satvahana age, 200 years B.C., according to Archaeology Daily News. In the district, archaeologists have also found 2000 ancient palm leaf and paper manuscripts written in the languages of Sanskrit and Oriya and in the Devanagari script on topics of ancient medicine and astrology.
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Manuscript script found at Sipur is Devangari, which means 'script of the city'. Devangari is a consonant-heavy alpha-syllabic script used for ancient and modern languages of the Indian subcontinent.
