April 19th 2009 students from Department of Architecture, AIUB carried out a day-long trip for photographic investigation into the archaeological site of Wari-Bateshwar on the North-Eastern part of Bangladesh.

It has been claimed to uncover the remains of a city that is believed to date back to 450 BC. The ancient city was discovered near Wari and Bateshwar villages, in Narshingdi district, around 75 kilometers from Dhaka. It’s been assumed that Wari-Bateshwar was the trade-center of ‘Soungora’ as Greek historian Tolemi mentioned in his historical writings.

The site was discovered by a school teacher Mr. Hanif Pathan in 1930’s. Since 2000 the area has been excavated seven times periodically under Professor Dr. Sufi Mustafizur Rahman. The archaeological team has been able to discover embossed silver coins, sun-burned cookeries, metal artifacts, and stone engraved statues along with remains of structures with architectural significance. Also we came to know about Wari-Bateshwar people’s ancient lifestyle through the discovery of glass jewelry.  

The AIUB Architecture team photographed the archaeological site along with natural landscape. Students captured the great archaeological significance of Wari-Bateshwar and excavation works by the Archaeologist in the rural settings resulting in a fascinating collection and documentation of our socio-economic heritage. Students explored the relation between archaeology and nature which eventually would create empathy towards preserving our archeological heritages.