West Bengal has not received much attention in the historiography that has already been written about the historical geography of Bengal. Yet, the diversity of textual data that is readily accessible when combined with numismatic and archaeological records clearly underlines the importance of considering historical West Bengal in terms of its various identities within the framework of the area's early settlement history. In this article, review on archaeological settlements in West Bengal with special reference to lower ganga valley has been discussed.
Key words: Archaeological, Settlements, Ganga, Valley, West Bengal.
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