ASI submits progress report
Our Correspondent

Lucknow, June 21
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which is carrying out an excavation at the disputed site in Ayodhya to ascertain whether a temple existed there before the construction of mosque in the 16th century, today filed its progress report in the court.

The ASI said, though structural anomalies had been found in some trenches, some archaeologists said these anomalies did not suggest presence of a temple-like structure at that place. In its six-page report, the ASI gave details of the discoveries made during the excavation which included human figurines, pillar bases, animal structures, glazed tiles and small bone carvings.

A highly placed source, who has this report, told this reporter that as per the ASI report, the excavation was being carried out in 86 trenches. Structural anomalies had been found in 46 trenches, including pillar bases, he said.

In 24 trenches, the digging team found structural anomalies at the upper level of the soil and, therefore, did not go deep into the earth, the source said, quoting the report. The ASI team said the excavation was being carried out as per the direction of the court and the ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey carried out by a Indian-Canadian firm, Tojo Vikas.