Ancient Smart City Unearthed in Odisha: India's Advanced Civilization 4000 Years Ago

• ASI discovers 4,000-year-old organized rural settlement in Jalarpur village, Cuttack, Odisha.
• Excavation reveals circular mud structures, advanced tools, agriculture (rice, green gram), and a sophisticated social system.
• Evidence suggests a community thriving on farming, animal husbandry, hunting, and fishing in prehistoric coastal Odisha.
• Discovery highlights India's advanced civilization when many parts of the world lacked basic organization.
• This finding, alongside 10,000-year-old rock carvings in Sambalpur, positions Odisha as a hub of ancient habitation.