Even as the specter of militancy looms large over the Kashmir valley, archeological excavations have been still continuing for the last five years leading to the discovery of various idols of Hindu deities, Buddha’s statues, sculpture, coins and terracotta tiles from different villages in the region. These findings have been called rare gifts from the aborigines of Kashmir by historians and curat..
A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, porcelain, metal or even glass. Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, and walls, or other objects such as tabletops. Another category are the ceiling tiles, made from lightweight materials such as perlite and mineral wool. The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of baked clay. Less precisely, the modern term can refer to any sort of construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game).