Kunjla : An Asura site, 4 kms south west of Khunti. The mound is covered with brick and pottery. Excavation exposed ruins of a brick house, almost complete on plain, measuring 19X6 m. The antiquities discovered in the excavation included a good number of iron objects. The pottery is coarse fabric, thick in section and made of clay with small bits of quartz.
Tamar : Nearly 65 kms from Ranchi shows ruins of stone age yielding blades, lunates and finely worked pots.
Belwadag : There is a remain resembling Buddha's Vihara located 3 km east of Khunti in Ranchi district. Excavation of this site 2 meters inside the ground has revealed that the Vihara had the solid foundation of the brick size of 70"xl 0"x 3". This brick size is similar to the brick size of Sanchi Stupa.
Jonha : Nearly 45 kms from Ranchi, at Jonha, also known as Gautam Dhara, several Buddhist statues have been discovered, along the Kanchi river.
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