Agroha Mound
Agroha, locally known as "Ther", is an archaeological site located in Agroha, in the Hisar district of India. Location. The mounds are located about 1.5 km from the town of Agroha, 20 km from Hisar city and 190 km from New Delhi in Hisar district of Haryana, India. It lies on National Highway 9 (old NH-10). Rediscovery and excavation. The excavations first started in the year 1888-89 under C.T. Rogers. It restarted in the year 1978-79 by Archaeological Department of Haryana under the supervision of J.S. Khatri and Acharya. Belief. The Agrawal community believes that the  archaeological findings are related to their legendary founder — the king Agrasena, whose capital is said to have been at Agroha. Agrawal organizations such as Akhil Bharatiya Agrawal Sammelan and Agroha Vikas Trust have supported archaeological research at the site. Historical significance. According to the official website of Hisar, the excavations at Agroha belong to the period from 3rd-4th century B.C. to 13th-14th century A.D. A defense wall, shrine cells and residential houses can be observed in the mound. Notable artifacts. Around seven thousand artifacts have been recovered during the excavations. Coins. Silver and bronze coins belonging to different periods have  been found at the site. They belong to Roman, Kushana, Yaudheya and Gupta empire. Language used is Prakrit. Seals. Many seals have also been found. They are inscribed with words like "Pitradutt", " Sadhu Vridhasya", "Shamkar Malasya", "Madrsya", etc. Others. Besides the numerous stone sculptures, iron and copper implements and beads of semi-precious stones have also been found.