Ancient World

Gomsi

Gomsi is a medieval archaeological site located at Rani Village in East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India, about 15 km southwest of Pasighat. The site has been variously dated between the 13th and 15th centuries, with the Directorate of Research, Government of Arunachal Pradesh assigning it to the 13th–14th century and Gopal Bhargava to the 14th–15th century, and has been associated with the Chutia Kingdom. The fortified settlement extends over about 11.5 acres and consists of a central habitation complex surrounded by an outer habitation zone containing twenty smaller earthen mounds. The brick foundation with stairs found at the site closely resembles similar remains at Bhismaknagar, while the other brick plinth is comparable to those seen at Rukmininagar. Both Bhismaknagar and Rukmininagar are generally attributed to the Chutia period. It is believed that this site might have acted as a administrative or military camp of the Chutia kingdom to keep peace in the region as well to control the trade exchanges at that period. There is also an ancient man-made pond(pukhuri) built as a part of the settlement. A nearby medieval habitation site at Oyan, extending over an estimated 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi), has yielded pottery resembling that of Gomsi, on the basis of which archaeologists considered the two sites to be contemporary.

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• ▸Auguste Mariette
• ▸Flood geology
• ▸Areni-1 winery

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