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ITANAGAR: The week-long excavation work on the indigenous pottery making of the Apatani community in Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh concluded on Saturday.
A team comprising Pura Koji, Tadu Ringku and Kago Omo from the archaeology section of the State's Research Directorate, started its work on February 27 in collaboration with Pamu Yalang Group of Bamin Michi in Piichang PUTU, Nami, Tanyang in Bamin Michi village, in the district.
The age-old tradition of pottery making in Apatani culture is believed to be practiced by the people of the twin villages only in the past. After the advent of modern utensils, the art of pottery making faded away in due course of time and is long forgotten. This used to be a popular profession for some of the families of these villages seven decades ago.
The team came up with good numbers of evidence of pottery making. As per the experts, the unearthed materials consisted of terracotta coins, terracotta beads, many ornaments of traditional values and a very good numbers of decorative as well as plain potsherds of different shapes and sizes, which can be dated back to couple of centuries.
In between the ongoing work, the site has been visited by people of all walks of life and the students with their subject background.
Zilla Parishad Member of 6-Diibo (south) constituency Bamin Gumbo and an official of Bamin Michi Welfare Association visited the site on the concluding day as a mark of appreciation, an official communiqué informed here.
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