Source: The Sangai Express /MIC
Jiribam, February 14, 2010:
Fossils of an elephant believed to be of 17th century has been discovered inside Kangla while digging earth for re-building of Kangla citadel wall.
Antique items and other articles of olden days were also found at Porompat Thawanthaba Leikai while digging a pond.
The elephant fossil discovered during digging earth by the Indian Council of Monuments Science for re-building of citadel wall was the head part including skull and teeth.
Considering the possibility of finding the whole body of the 17th century elephant, the State Archeology Department is making further excavation at the spot.
The citadel wall currently under construction was first built during the time of Khagemba.
The exact position of the elephant fossil has been altered a little during the digging process.
Meanwhile, many objects of antiquity have been discovered while digging a pond in the plot of one Laishram Madhumangol at Porompat Thawanthaba Leikai.
Though the pond digging work started on February 10, the antique items which included coffin, table, china clay, walking-stick etc were discovered only yesterday.
Further digging is on.
Officials of the Archeology Department have inspected the objects.
Earlier bits of gold were discovered while digging up earth in the neighbouring plot belonging to one Khoirom Ibohalbi.
Archeologists opined that these articles might be of the Seven Years� Devastation period.
It is reported that Archeology Department would make scientific excavation around the spot where the relics were found.