Art and Crafts rank among the oldest as regards aesthetics in the history of Bangladesh. Archaeological evidences authenticating this fact have been brought to light by the excavations at Mahasthangarh, Bogra, Mainamati, Comilla and most recently since 2001 AD, from Wari-Bateshwr in Narsindhi district. The people of ancient Vanga (Bengal) dating to the earliest human settlements or janapadas of approximately 500 BC were producing pottery, iron implements, wooden objects and a range of agricultural, ritual and domestic items.