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The Spade and the Epic: What the Kashipur Dig Can Prove and What It Never Will

In the week of October 21, 2026, the ASI's Dehradun Circle began a new excavation season at the Govishana mound in Kashipur. Superintending Archaeologist Mohan Chandra Joshi said the aim is to find scientific evidence for objects recovered in earlier digs and to dig deeper to establish the site's cultural sequence. After the season ends, the ASI will decide whether to extend the work and officials say the site could later be…