Archaeologists have found evidence of a settlement about 3,200 years old in the Mohane river basin of Chauparan block in Hazaribag district, Jharkhand. The site covers villages including Dehar, Sohra, Mangarh and Hathinder. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys revealed large buried structures more than 100 feet long. Northern Black Polished Ware pottery, associated with the early historic period of the subcontinent, was recovered. Statues of Buddha, Tara, Avalokiteshvara, Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and Ganesha were also unearthed at the site.